gold rings, four canary birds, three French hens, two turtle-doves, and a partridge in a pear-tree. The tenth day of Christmas My mother sent to me Ten ships a-sailing, nine lords a-leaping, eight ladies dancing, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four canary birds, three French hens, two turtle-doves, and a partridge in a pear-tree. The eleventh day of Christmas My mother sent to me Eleven ladies spinning, ten ships a-sailing, nine lords a-leaping, eight ladies dancing, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four canary birds, three French hens, two turtle-doves, and a partridge in a pear-tree. The twelfth day of Christmas My mother sent to me Twelve bells a-ringing, eleven ladies spinning, ten ships a-sailing, nine lords a-leaping, eight ladies dancing, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four canary birds, TOMMY TROT, a man of law, Sold his bed, and lay on straw; Sold the straw, and slept on grass, To buy his wife a looking-glass. MUSSELS. WHEN the pea 's in bloom The mussel's toom. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD MORNING. 145 GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD MORNING. BY LORD HOUGHTON.⭑ FAIR little girl sat under a tree, Sewing as long as her eyes could see; right, And said, "Dear work! good night! Such a number of rooks came over her head, The horses neighed, and the oxen lowed, She did not say to the sun, "Good night!" |