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 70
64 CHILDREN OF THE SUN. THE SAILOR BROTHER. Part I. This world in rolling round and round Turns day to night, and night to day : How clear each early morning sound ! How calm the early morning ray! This garden freshly bathed in dew, All light and shadow, surely seems Too beautiful to be quite true,… … THE SAILOR BROTHER. THE SAILOR BROTHER. 6j How clear their carols and how glad ! But I am not so glad as they :Dear little birds, my heart is sad Because my brother is away ! Here, from this window, I can see His garden lying by my own,The sweet musk-rose, the myrtle tree, The clove carnation,…
Children's poetry, English
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