Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
_The following verses have been selected from “Lilliput Levee,” 1868, and from W. B. Rands’ numerous contributions to magazines.[A] He wrote_ _under many signatures, never enumerated; but--with the generous assistance of his son, Mr. Paul W. Rands, and his publisher, Mr. Alexa...
“My dear little drum it was stolen away Whilst I was asleep on a sunshiny day; It was all through the drone of a big bumble-bee, And sheep and a shepherdess under a tree.”
3. Part 3Oh, who loves Prince Philibert? Who but myself? His foot’s in the stirrup; His book’s on the shelf; His dapple-grey Dobbin Attends to his whip, And rocks up and down On the floo...
4. Part 4The King and Queen came out to see What sort of hoop this hoop might be; My Lady said, “I think, my Lord, That hoop goes of its own accord.”
2. Part 2There was a little fellow Who lived across the sea, His hair was brown and yellow As any honey-bee. Sometimes he was the smartest Of warriors in the van; He was a Bonapartist, A...
6. Part 6Said Ding, Dong, and Dell, “Listen to the bell!” Now it was not bell, but bells, For the bells that rang were many,-- Bells upon bells; You shall have a silver penny, Or almost...
1. Part 1_The following verses have been selected from “Lilliput Levee,” 1868, and from W. B. Rands’ numerous contributions to magazines.[A] He wrote_ _under many signatures, never enume...
7. Part 7Four-and-twenty little maids Hanging out the pie, Out jumped the honey-pot, Guy-Fawkes, Guy! Cross-latch, cross-latch, Sit and spin the fire, When the pie was opened, The bird w...