Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . ;— No lark more blithe than he;And this the burden of his song Forever used to be: I envy nobody—no, not I— And nobody envies me! Thourt wrong, my friend, said good King Hal, As wrong as wrong can be;For could my heart be light as thine, Id gladly change with tell me now, what makes thee sing, With voice so loud and free,While I am sad, though Im a king, Beside the river Dee? THE MILLER OF THE DEE 29 The miller smiled and doffed his cap, I earn my bread, quoth he; I love my wife, I love my friend, I love my children three;I o
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . ;— No lark more blithe than he;And this the burden of his song Forever used to be: I envy nobody—no, not I— And nobody envies me! Thourt wrong, my friend, said good King Hal, As wrong as wrong can be;For could my heart be light as thine, Id gladly change with tell me now, what makes thee sing, With voice so loud and free,While I am sad, though Im a king, Beside the river Dee? THE MILLER OF THE DEE 29 The miller smiled and doffed his cap, I earn my bread, quoth he; I love my wife, I love my friend, I love my children three;I owe no penny I cannot pay, I thank the river DeeThat turns the mill that grinds the corn That feeds my babes and me. Good friend, said Hal, and sighed the while, Farewell, and happy be;But say no more, if thoudst be true, That no one envies thee;Thy mealy cap is worth my crown, Thy mill my kingdoms fee;Such men as thou are Englands boast 0 miller of the Dee! —Charles Mackay. doffed: took off.—quoth: said.—worth my kingdoms fee: worthmy 30 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE EARLY ADVENTURES IN THE COLONIES
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