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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MUSTARD AND CRESS, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography
First Line: Elizabeth, my cousin, is the sweetest little girl
Last Line: She'll pop up green and bonny out of mustard and of cress.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
First Line: Elizabeth, my cousin, is the sweetest little girl
Last Line: She'll pop up green and bonny out of mustard and of cress.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
ELIZABETH, my cousin, is the sweetest little girl,
From her eyes like dark blue pansies, to her tiniest
golden curl;
I do not use her great long name, but simply call her Bess,
And yesterday I planted her in mustard and in cress.
My garden is so narrow that there's very little room,
But I'd rather have her name than get a hollyhock to bloom;
And before she comes to visit us with Charley and with Jess,
She'll pop up green and bonny out of mustard and of cress.
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