How are the fish in “The Fish” and the bird in “Christmas Sparrow” treated similarly by humans?

How do to my dear loving husband and to the kings most excellent majesty's reflect cultural values of their time

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.

When mrs. jameson says "it (the desert) won't leave you cold," what does she mean?