s, in the lire ! A shadow oer her gown o green,A shadow oer her winsome face, A shadow oer her golden hair,Came softly creeping on apace. The fairy through the shadow shone,And struck her little harp o pearl; Then vanished in the shadows heart,Wi golden and wi rosy swirl. The laddie held the fairy… … ONCE UPON A TIME And he had got a little son, With his same bonnie yellow hair. And alway had the fairys kiss,She gave to him so long ago, Added a sweetness to his bliss, And taen the bitter from his woe. But never yet the fairy flag Had waved upon the castle wall; For with his stalwart arm and…
Children's poetry · Children's poetry -- 1897
Internet Archive · Boston Library Consortium · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial132dodg-47-32.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial4521dodg-368-512.webp)
