Children of the sun, etc., etc., etc. : poems for the young (1869)
Gemmer, C. M. (Caroline M.) · London : F. Warne ; New York : Scribner, Welford · leaf 128
N. What solemn-eyed fishes, what fanciful shapesWould peer from the depths of the sea ! What melons, and huge water melons theApes !Would gather and offer to me ! I would sing them a song, I would tell them atale, In return for such bountiful fare,And teach them to fashion a boat with a sail Should… … YO, CHEERILY Now heaven preserve our only son ! Theres squally weather near : Said Ben the sun-browned Fisherman, His wife grew pale to hear : 124 CHILDREN OF THE SUN. Out upon the ocean The storm raged fearfully,— Send down top-gallants ! Strike the masts ! Yo, Cheerily! Out on the sea,And far…
Children's poetry, English
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