Walter Crane Head Poems
- 1. The North Wind & The Robin
The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then--poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn
... - 2. The Ungrateful Wolf
To the Wolf, from whose throat Dr Crane
Drew the bone, his long bill made it plain
He expected his fee:
Snarled Wolf--"Fiddle de dee,
... - 3. Coltsfoot And Larkspur Speedwell
In the race of the flowers that's run due,
As the HARTSTONGUE pants at the well
... - 4. Looby Light
Now we dance looby, looby, looby,
Now we dance looby, looby light;
Now we dance looby, looby, looby,
Now we dance looby as yesternight.
... - 5. An Alphabet Of Old Friends
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A carrion crow sat on an oak,
Watching a tailor shape his cloak.
... - 6. Oranges & Lemons
Oranges and lemons, says the bells of St. Clemen's;
You owe me five farthings, says the bells of St. Martin's;
When will you pay me, says the bells of Old Bailey;
When I grow rich, says the bells of Shoreditch;
... - 7. Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor Dog a bone;
But when she came there
... - 8. Queen Summer Or, The Tourney Of The Lily And The Rose
When Summer on the earth was queen
She held her court in gardens green
Fair hung with tapestry of leaves,
Where threads of gold the sun enweaves
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