 | American poetry - 1923 - 658 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend? But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell...say? Go then," said the ant, "and dance winter away." Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket And out of the door turned the poor little cricket. Though... | |
 | Ina Capitola Emery - English language - 1915 - 520 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. III. Said the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell me, dear cricket, did you nothing lay by When the weather was warm?" Quoth the cricket, "Not I ! My heart was... | |
 | Readers - 1916 - 492 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell...say? Go then," said the ant, "and dance winter away." ACTIONS — UNKNOWN. our health by disease, our friends by death. But our actions must follow us beyond... | |
 | Charles Alexander McMurry - English language - 1916 - 372 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend ; But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by My heart was so light That I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay." "You sang, sir, you say?... | |
 | Oscar Israel Woodley - 1901 - 250 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, " I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell...I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay." Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket And out of the door turned the poor little cricket. Though... | |
 | Calvin Noyes Kendall, Marion Paine Stevens - Readers - 1918 - 314 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Said the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell...say? Go then," said the ant, "and dance winter away." Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket And out of the door turned the poor little cricket. ,,THE... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2030 pages
...he must die of starvation and sorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell...say? Go then," said the ant, "and dance winter away." 119 Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket And out of the door turned the poor little cricket. Though... | |
 | Georgia Alexander - Readers - 1918 - 266 pages
...Ant to the Cricket, "I'm your servant and friend, But we Ants never borrow, we Ants never lend. Yet tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm?" Says the Cricket, "Not I! My heart was so light That I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay... | |
 | Charles Ralph Taylor, Louise K. Morss - English language - 1922 - 276 pages
...must die of starvation and sorrow. Said the ant to the cricket : "I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend ; But tell...sir, you say ? Go then," said the ant, "and dance whiter away." Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket And out of the door turned the poor little... | |
 | Frank Ellsworth Spaulding, Catherine Turner Bryce - English language - 1924 - 280 pages
...begged. "Will you let me have a little grain? If you will, I will repay you tomorrow." The ant answered, "We ants never borrow, we ants never lend. But tell me, dear sir, did you gather no food during the summer?" "You sang all summer!" cried the ant. "Go then and dance all winter!"... | |
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I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm ?" Said the cricket, " Not I. My heart was so light That I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay."... 
