as he —The castle just beyond him lay. The fairy lilted loud and sweet, The laddie turned him round to see ; 47 ONCE UPON A TIME She lifted up her little face, And sweet, and sweet, and sweet, smiledshe. The laddie thro the heatherran, His tartan blowing out be-hind, The little fairy, gowned in… … And since you have a bonny face,Ill give to thee a fairy kiss, To take the bitter from thy woe,And add a sweetness to thy bliss. 48 THE FAIRY FLAG She kissed the laddies blushing cheek,And all the air grew sweet around, As if a million flowers bloomed out —And then she vanished from the ground. The…
Children's poetry · Children's poetry -- 1897
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