Christmas Hamper: Full of Pictures and Tales

<h2><SPAN name="Questions" id="Questions">Questions.</SPAN></h2> <div class="figleft"> <ANTIMG src="images/i029.jpg" width-obs="250" height-obs="212" alt="head of a girl" /></div> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poetry"><div class="stanza"> <div class="verse"><span class="non-drop">O</span>H, where do they sell all the lilies and roses,</div> <div class="verse">The “pandies” and “pudsies” and funny snub noses,</div> <div class="verse">The dimpled wee “chin-chops” and fat pinky knees,</div> <div class="verse">Of the dear little, queer little, babies one sees?</div> </div><div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">And what would they want for some soft golden curlies;</div> <div class="verse">A pair of blue eyes, and two teeth white as pearlies;</div> <div class="verse">A mouth like a rosebud, just made for a kiss?</div> <div class="verse">I fear they would ask me a great deal for this.</div> </div><div class="stanza"> <div class="verse">And where is the gentle school-mistress who teaches</div> <div class="verse">The mothers and grannies their sweet baby speeches,</div> <div class="verse">Their “lovies” and “dovies” and tender “coo-coos”</div> <div class="verse">That the newest new pet understands in two twos?</div> </div></div> </div> <h3>Answers</h3> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poetry"><div class="stanza"> <div class="verse"><span class="non-drop">A</span>LAS! and alas! you may search through the city,</div> <div class="verse">Yet ne’er find the shop where they sell things so pretty;</div> <div class="verse">But I think it’s the angels from far, far away,</div> <div class="verse">Teach the mothers and grannies the sweet things they say.</div> </div></div> </div> <hr class="chap" /></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />