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PROVERBS AND POPULAR SAYINGS

VERSE AND PROSE FOR BEGINNERS IN READING.

ALPHABET.

A was an apple-pie; B bit it; C cut it; D dealt it; E ate it; F fought for it; G got it; H had it; J joined it; K kept it; L longed for it: M mourned for it; N nodded at it; O opened it; P peeped into it; Q quartered it; R ran for it; S stole it; T took it; V viewed it; W wanted it; X, Y, Z, and amperse-and, All wished for a piece in hand.

A DEWDROP.

Little drop of dew, Like a gem you are; I believe that you Must have been a star.

When the day is bright, On the grass you lie; Tell me then, at night Are you in the sky?

BEES.

Bees don't care about the snow; I can tell you why that's so:

Once I caught a little bee Who was much too warm for me!

Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes, marry, have I, Three bags full;

One for my master, And one for my dame, But none for the little boy Who cries in the lane.

Bless you, bless you, burnie bee; Say, when will your wedding be? If it be to-morrow day, Take your wings and fly away.

Bow, wow, wow, Whose dog art thou? Little Tom Tinker's dog, Bow, wow, wow.

Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting, To get a little rabbit skin To wrap the baby bunting in.

Star light, star bright, First star I see to-night; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish to-night.

The little moon came out too soon, And in her fright looked thin and white, The stars then shone, And every one Twinkled and winked and laughed and blinked. The great sun now rolled forth in might And drove them all quite out of sight.

TO A HONEY-BEE.

"Busy-body, busy-body, Always on the wing, Wait a bit, where you have lit, And tell me why you sing."

Up, and in the air again, Flap, flap, flap! And now she stops, and now she drops Into the rose's lap.

"Come, just a minute come, From your rose so red." Hum, hum, hum, hum-- That was all she said.

"Busy-body, busy-body, Always light and gay, It seems to me, for all I see, Your work is only play."

And now the day is sinking to The goldenest of eves, And she doth creep for quiet sleep Among the lily-leaves.

"Come, just a moment come, From your snowy bed." Hum, hum, hum, hum-- That was all she said.

But, the while I mused, I learned The secret of her way: Do my part with cheerful heart, And turn my work to play.

A cat came fiddling out of a barn, With a pair of bag-pipes under her arm; She could sing nothing but fiddle-de-dee, The mouse has married the bumble-bee; Pipe, cat,--dance, mouse,-- We'll have a wedding at our good house.

A dillar, a dollar, A ten o'clock scholar, What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o'clock, But now you come at noon.

As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives; Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives?

As I was going up Pippen Hill,-- Pippen Hill was dirty,-- There I met a pretty miss, And she dropped me a curtsy.

Little miss, pretty miss, Blessings light upon you; If I had half-a-crown a day, I'd spend it all upon you.

A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.

PROVERBS AND POPULAR SAYINGS.

As blind as a bat. As broad as it is long. As cross as two sticks. As dark as pitch. As dead as a door nail. As dead as a herring. As full as an egg is of meat. As hot as toast. As like as two peas. As merry as a cricket. As plain as the nose on a man's face. As quiet as a mouse. As sharp as a razor. As straight as an arrow. As sweet as honey. As true as steel. As weak as water.

NONSENSE ALPHABET.

A was an ant Who seldom stood still, And who made a nice house In the side of a hill. Nice little ant!

B was a bat, Who slept all the day, And fluttered about When the sun went away. Brown little bat!

C was a camel: You rode on his hump; And if you fell off, You came down such a bump! What a high camel!

D was a duck With spots on his back, Who lived in the water, And always said "Quack!" Dear little duck!

E was an elephant, Stately and wise: He had tusks and a trunk, And two queer little eyes. Oh, what funny small eyes!

F was a fish Who was caught in a net; But he got out again, And is quite alive yet. Lively young fish!

G was a goat Who was spotted with brown: When he did not lie still He walked up and down. Good little goat!

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