Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illus · New York, Scribner · leaf 43
XI SINGING OF speckled eggs the birdie singsAnd nests among the trees;The sailor sings of ropes and thingsIn ships upon the seas. The children sing in far Japan,The children sing in Spain; The organ with the organ manIs singing in the rain. [15] … XII w LOOKING FORWARD HEN I am grown to mans estateI shall be very proud and great,And tell the other girls and boysNot to meddle with my toys.[16] XIII w A GOOD PLAY E built a ship upon the stairs All made of the back-bedroom chairs,And filled it full of sofa pillowsTo go a-sailing on the billows.…
Children's poetry, English · Poetry
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