Ballads for little folk . GRISELDA GOOSE. Near to a farm-house, and bordered round By a meadow, sweet with clover,There lay as clear and smooth a pond As ever a goose swam over. The farmer had failures in corn and hops,From drought and various reasons ; But his geese had never failed in their cropsIn the very worst of seasons. And he had a flock, that any dayCould defy all sneers and slanders ; They were certainly handsome, — that is to say,They were handsome for geese and ganders ! And, once upon a time, in spring, A goose hatched out another, —The softest, cunningest, downiest thing, That ev
Ballads for little folk . GRISELDA GOOSE. Near to a farm-house, and bordered round By a meadow, sweet with clover,There lay as clear and smooth a pond As ever a goose swam over. The farmer had failures in corn and hops,From drought and various reasons ; But his geese had never failed in their cropsIn the very worst of seasons. And he had a flock, that any dayCould defy all sneers and slanders ; They were certainly handsome, — that is to say,They were handsome for geese and ganders ! And, once upon a time, in spring, A goose hatched out another, —The softest, cunningest, downiest thing, That ever gladdened a mother. There was never such a gosling born,So the geese cried out by dozens ; She was praised and petted, night and morn,By aunts, and uncles, and cousins. Griselda Goose. 105 She must have a name with a lofty sound, Said all, when they beheld her ;So they proudly led her down to the pond, And christened her, Griselda ! Now you think, no doubt, such love and pride, Must perfectly content her ;That she
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