The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. - A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various
page 35 of 46 (76%)
page 35 of 46 (76%)
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In all the land the girls and boys
Wherever they go they make a noise. They play at cricket, tops and games, With balls that carry various names; They whirl the skipping rope, and drive The hoop till it appears alive. 2. They thread the needle in the ring; They play at tea and visiting; Or woman poor from Sandyland, whose talk is hard to understand. Their lungs and limbs they freely use, They never mope or have the blues; And it is always half their joys In all their play to make a noise. 3. They play at Hopscotch, marbles, dumps. And Fly the garter; oh! what jumps! From Tipcat quick away I fly For fear they'll hit me in the eye. In winter on the ice they go, And keep the pot a-boiling so, And tho' they shout and make a noise, Somehow, _I like these girls and boys_. |
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