Walter Crane Play Poems
- 1. I Saw Three Ships
1.
I saw three ships come sailing by,
Sailing by, sailing by,
I saw three ships come sailing by,
... - 2. Girls And Boys
1.
Girls and boys come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep;
... - 3. Coltsfoot And Larkspur Speedwell
In the race of the flowers that's run due,
As the HARTSTONGUE pants at the well
... - 4. The Fox & The Crane
You have heard how Sir Fox treated Crane:
With soup in a plate. When again
They dined, a long bottle
Just suited Crane's throttle;
... - 5. The Ass In The Lion's Skin
"What pranks I shall play!" thought the Ass,
"In this skin for a Lion to pass;"
But he left one ear out,
And a hiding, no doubt,
... - 6. Over The Hills & Far Away
1.
Tom he was a piper's son,
He learnt to play when he was young;
But all the tunes that he could play
... - 7. The Cat And The Fox
The Fox said "I can play, when it fits,
Many wiles that with man make me quits."
"But my trick's up a tree!"
Said the Cat, safe to see
... - 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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