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poems every child should know edited by mary e burt section six read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems the boy who never told a lie love between brothers and sisters the blue bells of scotland if i had but two little wings and a farewell part one continued the boy who never told a lie the boy who never told a lie by anonymous as well as whatever brawls disturbed the street by isaac watts 1674 to 1748 are real gems a few years ago they were more in favor than the poorer verse that has been put forward but they are sure to be revived once there was a little boy with curly hair and pleasant eye a boy who always told the truth and never never told a lie and when he trotted off to school the children all about would cry there goes the curly-headed boy the boy that never tells a lie and everybody loved him so because he always told the truth that every day as he grew up twas said there goes the honest youth and when the people that stood near would turn to ask the reason why the answer would be always this because he never tells a lie
love between brothers and sisters whatever brawls disturb the street there should be peace at home where sisters dwell and brothers meet quarrels should never come birds in their little nests agree and it is a shameful sight when children of one family fall out and chide and fight isaac watts
the blue bell of scotland
oh where and oh where is your highland laddy gone he's gone to fight the french for king george upon the throne and it's oh in my heart how i wish him safe at home oh where and oh where does your highland laddie dwell he dwells in mary scotland at the sign of the bluebell and it's oh in my heart that i love my laddy well
if i had but two little wings if i had but two little wings by samuel taylor coleridge 1772-1834
is recommended by a number of teachers and school girls if i had but two little wings and were a little feathery bird to you i'd fly my dear but thoughts like these are idle things and i stay here but in my sleep to you i fly i'm always with you in my sleep the world is all one's own and then one wakes and where am i all all alone samuel t coleridge
a farewell a farewell by charles kingsley 1819 to 1875 makes it seem worthwhile to be good
my fairest child i have no song to give you no lark could pipe to skies so dull and grey yet air we part one lesson i can leave you for every day be good sweet maid and let who will be clever do noble things not dream them all day long and so make life death and that vast forever one grand sweet song charles kingsley end of section 6 read by kara shallenberg on october 9 2006 in oceanside california