The Fawn and his Mother — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

A young Fawn once said to his mother: "You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running; why, then, O Mother! are you always in such a terrible fright of the hounds?" She smiled, and said: "I know full well, my son, that all you say is true. I have the advantages you mention, but yet when I hear the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint."
No arguments will give courage to the coward

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What are the words to The Fawn and his Mother?
The lyrics to The Fawn and his Mother are: A young Fawn once said to his mother: "You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running; why, then, O Mother! are you always in such a terrible fright of the hounds?" She smiled, and said: "I know full well, my son, that all you say is true. I have the advantages you mention, but yet when I hear the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint." / No arguments will give courage to the coward
How many lines does The Fawn and his Mother have?
"The Fawn and his Mother" has 2 lines of verse.

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