by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
When fishes set umbrellas up
Language: English
When fishes set umbrellas up If the rain-drops run, Lizards will want their parasols To shade them from the sun.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-02
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Word count: 21