Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illus · New York, Scribner · leaf 164
shady parlour cool,Yet he will find a chink or twoTo slip his golden fingers through. The dusty attic spider-cladHe, through the keyhole, maketh glad;And through the broken edge of tilesInto the laddered hay-loft smiles. [100] Meantime his golden face aroundHe bares to all the garden ground,And… … [101] VTHE DUMB SOLDIER W HEN the grass was closely mown,Walking on the lawn alone,In the turf a hole I found,And hid a soldier underground. Spring and daisies came apace ;Grasses hide my hiding place ;Grasses run like a green seaOer the lawn up to my knee. Under grass alone he lies,Looking up with…
Children's poetry, English · Poetry
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