The stars and their mysteries : an interestingly written account of the wonders of astronomy, told in simple language (1916)
Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1870-1931 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co. ; London : Seeley, Service & Co., Ltd. · leaf 56
n world, theEarth, only there is nothing growing on it;it seems to be all bare rocks. But the mountainslook very high ; some of them are really higherthan the highest mountains on the Earth. Most of the children in our cabin say that theythought the Moon was quite smooth, and hada sort of polished… … THEMoONJ 7U)VE^TURI£ Last night we lay awake to creepLike mousies from our beds, and peep Into the lane through the windowWhen all the world had gone to sleep And there we saw—oh dear, dear me !—The moon caught in our willow-tree,And when he tried away to glide,It scratched his face so dreadfully.…
Astronomy · Stars
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