Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illus · New York, Scribner · leaf 144
gloomThe red fire paints the empty room:And warmly on the roof it looks,And flickers on the backs of books. [85] Armies march by tower and spireOf cities blazing, in the fire; —Till as I gaze with staring eyes,The armies fade, the lustre dies. Then once again the glow returns;Again the phantom city… … IX THE LITTLE LAND WHEN at home alone I sitAnd am very tired of it,I have just to shut my eyesTo go sailing through the skies —To go sailing far awayTo the pleasant Land of Play;To the fairy land afarWhere the Little People are;Where the clover-tops are trees,And the rain-pools are the seas,And the…
Children's poetry, English · Poetry
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