Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illus · New York, Scribner · leaf 91
XXXIV A TIME TO RISE BIRDIE with a yellow billHopped upon the window sill,Cocked his shining eye and said : Aint you shamed, you sleepy-head! [51] … XXXV LOOKING-GLASS RIVER S MOOTH it glides upon its travel,Here a wimple, there a gleam —O the clean gravel!O the smooth stream ! Sailing blossoms, silver fishes,Paven pools as clear as air —How a child wishesTo live down there! We can see our coloured facesFloating on the shaken poolDown in cool…
Children's poetry, English · Poetry
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