. House of play; verses-rhymes-stories for young folks .. . 264826R LONDON BRIDGE. How many a bridge in London-Town, In by-gone years has fallen down! And little children every day Are building bridges the self-same way. They may use wrought iron and steel and try To make them strong, but by and by Youll hear the wild alarming cry: London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down!London bridge is falling down, My fair lady! —Sara Sawney Lefferts. Truth is the highest thing that man can keep. —Geoffrey Chaucer. THE SWALLOW. Fly away, fly away over the sea, Sun-loving swallow, for summe
. House of play; verses-rhymes-stories for young folks .. . 264826R LONDON BRIDGE. How many a bridge in London-Town, In by-gone years has fallen down! And little children every day Are building bridges the self-same way. They may use wrought iron and steel and try To make them strong, but by and by Youll hear the wild alarming cry: London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down!London bridge is falling down, My fair lady! —Sara Sawney Lefferts. Truth is the highest thing that man can keep. —Geoffrey Chaucer. THE SWALLOW. Fly away, fly away over the sea, Sun-loving swallow, for summer i; lone; Come again, come again, come back to me, Bringing the Summer and bringing the sun. —Christina G. Never leave that till tomorrow whichyou can do today. —Benjamin THE PUSSY WILLOWS. The Pussy Willows, far and near,Give warning when the spring is here;And every little child I knowCan tell where Pussy Willows grow. While winter snow = are whirling roundNo Pussy Willows can be found;But, dreaming in their beds, they hearThe first awakening of the year. Then soon through frosty windows peepThe downy Pussies, roused from spring is here! they softly purr—And out they pop to welcome her. —Sara Tawney Lefferts. THE FIELD MOUSE AND THE TOWN MOUSE. A Field Mouse had a friend who lived in a house in LownNow the Town Mouse was asked by the Field Mouse to dinewith him, and out he went and sat down to a meal of corn andwheat. Do you know, my friend, said he, that you live a mereantj life out here? Why, I have all kinds of things at home;come and enjoy them. So the two set off for town, and there the Town Mouseshowed his beans and meal, his dates, too; his cheese and fruitand honey. And as the Field Mouse ate, drank, and wasmerry, he thought how
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