THE ALL SORTS OF STORIES BOOK. By Mrs. Lang. With 5 Coloured Plates and 43 other Illustrations.
THE BOOK OF SAINTS AND HEROES. By Mrs. Lang. With 12 Coloured Plates and 18 other Illustrations.
THE STRANGE STORY BOOK. By Mrs. Lang. With Portrait of Andrew Lang, 12 Coloured Plates and 18 other Illustrations.
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LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO., NEW YORK
ANDROCLES IN THE ARENA
To
MASTER FREDERICK LONGMAN
This year our Book for Christmas varies,
Deals not with History nor Fairies
(I can’t help thinking, children, you
Prefer a book which is not true).
We leave these intellectual feasts,
To talk of Fishes, Birds, and Beasts.
These—though his aim is hardly steady—
These are, I think, a theme for Freddy!
Trout, though he is not up to fly,
He soon will catch—as well as I!
So, Freddy, take this artless rhyme,
And be a Sportsman in your time!