Cousin Rufus’ Story (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
My little story, Cousin Rufus said,Is not so much a story as a fact.It is about a certain willful boy--An ...
My little story, Cousin Rufus said,Is not so much a story as a fact.It is about a certain willful boy--An ...
Wunst, 'way West in Illinoise, Wuz two Bears an' their two boys: An' the two boys' names, you know, Wuz--like _ours_ is,--Jim an' ...
As I sat smoking, alone, yesterday, And lazily leaning back in my chair, Enjoying myself in a general way-- Allowing my thoughts a ...
Lying listless in the mossesUnderneath a tree that tossesFlakes of sunshine, and embosses Its green shadow with the snow--Drowsy-eyed, I sink ...
The world is turned ag'in' me, And people says, "They guessThat nothin' else is in me But pure maliciousness!"I git the blame ...
Heigh-ho! Babyhood! Tell me where you linger: Let's toddle home again, for we have gone astray; Take this eager hand of mine ...
'Twas the height of the fete when we quitted the riot, And quietly stole to the terrace alone, Where, pale as the ...
Uncle Sidney, when he wuz here, Maked me a squirtgun out o' someElder-bushes 'at growed out nearWhere wuz the brickyard--'way out ...
Ho! I'm going back to whereWe were youngsters.--Meet me there,Dear old barefoot chum, and weWill be as we used to ...
A barefoot boy! I mark him at his play -- For May is here once more, and so is he, ...
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