Introductory material
Reading edition

CHILD!
To your little rose-shell ear
Hold the tender flowers near.
Listen, then, and they will tell
How they live in fairy dell:
They will kiss your gentle hand,
And tell you tales of Flower-land!


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Reading edition

CHILD!
To your little rose-shell ear
Hold the tender flowers near.
Listen, then, and they will tell
How they live in fairy dell:
They will kiss your gentle hand,
And tell you tales of Flower-land!


11