 And there came the Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too ; With all their relations, green, orange, and blue.  The Lady's Miscellany, Or, Weekly Visitor, for the Use and Amusement of Both ... - Pagina 2081811Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 282 pagina’s
...4. See the children of earth, And the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement Together repair. 5. And there came the Beetle, So blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, His friend, on his back ; 6. And there was the Gnat, And the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, Green, orange,... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1881 - 388 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages has stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1883 - 170 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad Oak that for Ages had stood, Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air, For an Evening's Amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his Friend, on his Back. And there was the Gnat and the Dragon-fly too, With all their Relations, Green, Orange,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1885 - 128 pagina’s
...stood, See the children of earth and the tenants of air For an evening's amusement together repair. 3. And there came the Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad oak that for a;jes had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, h/s friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations,... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange... | |
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black. Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange... | |
 | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards - 1891 - 460 pagina’s
...heard the verses since she was a little girl, but she could never forget the delight of her childhood. "And there came the Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back. And there came the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | 1896 - 210 pagina’s
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair; And there...blind and so black, Who carried the emmet, his friend, on his back. Aad there was the gnat, and the dragon-fly, too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1897 - 300 pagina’s
...of a wood, Beneath a broad oak which for ages had stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an evening's amusement together repair....blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there came the Gnat and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
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