YOU see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid,
Has invited Belinda to tea;
Her nice little garden is shaded by trees –
What pleasanter place could there be?
There’s a cake full of plums, there are strawberries too,
And the table is set on the green;
I’m fond of a carpet all daisies and grass –
Could a prettier picture be seen?
A blackbird (yes blackbirds delight in warm weather,)
Is flitting from yonder high spray;
He sees the two little ones talking together –
No wonder the blackbirds gay!
(Kate Greenaway)
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