Social Commentaries
The Stern Parent
From Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1902)
Social Commentaries
Father heard his Children scream,
So he threw them in the stream,
Saying, as he drowned the third,
"Children should be seen, not heard!"
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Graham, Harry. “The Stern Parent.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/19/.
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Graham, Harry. “The Stern Parent.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/19/.
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