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If I were a Queen,What would I do?I’d make you King,And I’d wait on you.If I were a King,What would I do?I’d make you Queen,For I’d marry you.

If hope grew on a bush,And joy grew on a tree,What a nosegay for the pluckingThere would be!But oh! in windy autumn,When frail flowers wither,What..

If all were rain and never sun,No bow could span the hill;If all were sun and never rain,There’d be no rainbow still.

If a pig wore a wig,What could we say?Treat him as a gentleman,And say ‘Good day.’If his tail chanced to fail,What could we do? -Send him to the..

If a mouse could fly,Or if a crow could swim,Or if a sprat could walk and talk,I’d like to be like him.If a mouse could fly,He might fly away;Or if a..

If he would come to-day, to-day, to-day,O, what a day to-day would be!But now he's away, miles and miles awayFrom me across the sea.O little bird..

I planted a handAnd there came up a palm,I planted a heartAnd there came up balm.Then I planted a wish,But there sprang a thorn,While heaven frowned..

I loved you first: but afterwards your love,Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier songAs drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.Which owes the other..

O Christ, the Vine with living Fruit,The twelvefold-fruited Tree of Life,The Balm in Gilead after strife,The valley Lily and the Rose;Stronger than..

I know a baby, such a baby, -Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink,Such an elbow furrowed with dimples,Such a wrist where creases sink.‘Cuddle and love..

I have but one rose in the world,And my one rose stands a-drooping:Oh, when my single rose is deadThere'll be but thorns for stooping.

I have a Poll parrot,And Poll is my doll,And my nurse is Polly,And my sister Poll.‘Polly!’ cried Polly,‘Don't tear Polly, dolly’ -While soft-hearted..

I have a little husbandAnd he is gone to sea,The winds that whistle round his shipFly home to me.The winds that sigh about meReturn again to him;So I..

I dug and dug amongst the snow,And thought the flowers would never grow;I dug and dug amongst the sand,And still no green thing came to hand.Melt, O..

‘I dreamt I caught a little owlAnd the bird was blue -’‘But you may hunt for everAnd not find such a one.’‘I dreamt I set a sunflower,And red as..

I caught a little ladybirdThat flies far away;I caught a little lady wifeThat is both staid and gay.Come back, my scarlet ladybird,Back from far..

I am a King,Or an Emperor rather,I wear crown-imperialAnd prince's-feather;Golden-rod is the sceptreI wield and wag,And a broad purple..

Hurt no living thing:Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing..

How many seconds in a minute?Sixty, and no more in it.How many minutes in an hour?Sixty for sun and shower.How many hours in a day?Twenty-four for..

Hopping frog, hop here and be seen,I'll not pelt you with stick or stone:Your cap is laced and your coat is green;Good bye, we'll let each other..

Hop-o'-my-thumb and little Jack Horner,What do you mean by tearing and fighting?Sturdy dog Trot close round the corner,I never caught him growling..

Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth,Love is like a rose the joy of all the earth;Faith is like a lily lifted high and white,Love is like..

Sleep, little Baby, sleep,The holy Angels love thee,And guard thy bed, and keepA blessed watch above thee.No spirit can come nearNor evil beast to..

Herself a rose, who bore the Rose,She bore the Rose and felt its thorn.All loveliness new-bornTook on her bosom its repose,And slept and woke there..

Heartsease in my garden bed,With sweetwilliam white and red,Honeysuckle on my wall: -Heartsease blossoms in my heartWhen sweet William comes to..