SONGS FOR THE

 

A Noun’s the name of any thing,

As school, or garden, hoop, or swing.
Adjectives tell the kind of noun,

As great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
Instead of nouns the Pronouns stand—
John’s head, his face, my arm, your hand.
Verbs tell of something being done,
To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.
How things are done the Adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, il, or well.

A Preposition stands before

A noun, as in, or through a door.

Conjunctions join the nouns together,
As men and children, wind or weather.

The Interjection shows surprise,
As Oh, how pretty! A, how wise!

   

J. Neale.

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TIME.
“ Sixty seconds make a minute,
Sixty minutes make an hour ;”
If I were a little linnet,
Hopping in her leafy bower,
Then I should not have to sing it:
“Sixty seconds make a minute.”