Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 283
dbars and rings; out of its back rose four great wringsof bright brown gauze; and its eyes grew so largethat they filled all its head, and shone like tenthousand diamonds. Oh, you beautiful creature! said Tom; and heput out his hand to catch it. But the thing whirred up into the air, and hungpoised… … Tom, the Water Baby 265 dance in the sunshine, and hawk over the river, andcatch gnats, and have a beautiful wife like myself.I know what I shall do. Hurrah! And he flewaway into the air, and began catching gnats. Oh! come back, come back, cried Tom, youbeautiful creature. I have no one to play…
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