by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
You see, merry Phillis, that dear little...
Language: English
You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea; Her nice little garden is shaded by trees — What pleasanter place could there be? There's a cake full of plums, there are strawberries too, And the table is set on the green; I'm fond of a carpet all daisies and grass — Could a prettier picture be seen? A blackbird (yes, blackbirds delight in warm weather,) Is flitting from yonder high spray; He sees the two little ones talking together — No wonder the blackbird is gay!
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Confirmed with Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children by Kate Greenaway, London and New York, Frederick Warne & Co., page 15.
Text Authorship:
- by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation] ; composed by Ernst Frank.
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