Once Upon a Time, and Other Child-Verses
by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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Excerpt from Once Upon a Time: And Other Child-VersesRusting to the sweet char ity Of little folk TO find some grace, in spite Of halting rhyme And frequent telling, in these little tales.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, su...
Chapters (89)
- ONCE UPON A TIME AND OTHER CHILD-VERSES
- Illustrated By Etheldred B. Barry
- PREFACE
- ONCE UPON A TIME
- THE SICK FAIRY.
- THE ENCHANTED TALE OF BANBURY CROSS.
- A-BERRYING.
- TWO MOODS.
- THE THREE MARGERY DAWS.
- A LITTLE SEAMSTRESS.
- THE GOLDEN SLIPPERS.
- THE TITHING-MAN.
- THE BARLEY-CANDY BOY.
- DOWN IN THE CLOVER.
- ( A Duet, with Sheep Obligato.)
- THE BALLAD OF THE BLACK-SMITH'S SONS.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- XVI.
- XVII.
- XVIII.
- XIX.
- XX.
- XXI.
- XXII
- XXIII.
- XXIV.
- XXV
- XXVI.
- A VALENTINE FOR BABY.
- THE FAIRY FLAG.
- A Skye Folk-lore Story.
- THE SPOILED DARLING.
- THE BROWNIE'S XMAS.
- THE CHRISTMAS BALL.
- THE PURITAN DOLL.
- THE GIFT THAT NONE COULD SEE.
- A LITTLE CALLER.
- KATY-DID—KATY-DIDN'T.
- SLIDING DOWN HILL.
- LITTLE PEACHLING.
- A Japanese Folk-lore Story.
- A SWING.
- THE YOUNGEST TELLS HER STORY.
- A SONG.
- HER PROOF.
- ROSALINDA'S LAMB.
- THE BABY'S REVERY.
- A SILLY BOY.
- A PRETTY AMBITION.
- THE SNOWFLAKE TREE.
- DOROTHY'S DREAM.
- TIGER LILIES.
- THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF MAMMA.
- BUTTERFLIES.
- AN OLD MAXIM.
- NANNY'S SEARCH.
- GRANDMOTHER'S STORY.
- DOLLY'S FAN.
- A PORTRAIT
- CARAWAY.
- TWO LITTLE BIRDS IN BLUE.
- A CASTLE IN SPAIN.
- AT THE DREAMLAND GATE.
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
- CROW—WARNINGS.
- THE OUT-DOORS GIRL.
- THE BEGGAR KING.
- CHRISTMAS-TIDE.
- WANTED, A MAP.
- THE PRIZE.
- PUSSY-WILLOW.
- THE TRUE AND LAST STORY OF LITTLE BOY BLUE.
- THE DANDELION-ORACLE.
- THE CHRISTMAS THRUSH.
- BUTTERCUP TALK.
- WEE WILLIE WINKIE
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