Two poems in a children's book from 1880. In the first poem , the little girl is "plucking the raisins so rich" from her [Queen Cakes?] "cake that is flavoured with spice."
In the second poem - the children asked “If you please , Mrs. Grumpy , we’d like lemonade , and sweet sugar candy with almonds inlaid.” "The Nursery Chair"
Edith sits up in her chair so high ,
How busy she looks with her downbent eye.
What is she doing? Can you not guess?
With her little bare feet , and her little night-dress.
She is plucking the raisins so rich and so nice ,
From out of her cake that is flavoured with spice.
"The Old Woman's Stall"
The old woman sold: apples , lollipops , sweet currant cakes , toffee with almonds , lemonade , gingerbread snap.
The children asked “If you please , Mrs. Grumpy , we’d like lemonade , and sweet sugar candy with almonds inlaid.”
Poems for children published in London , 1880.
©2017 Patricia Bixler Reber
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