Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 157
s lady likewise;The waiters they staggered with doubt andsurprise.And the guards fairly reeled in the gate-way :A fisher, who might have had favors galore.And who asked but for freedom to roam by theshore. In a solitude dread ! —Well, the word it was said.And the king rather peevishly nodded his… … And he never saw horseman or chariot more,All the days of his happy existence. You think t was a pity? Why, then you have missed—And t is yours to find out —of my story the gist!For to roam like the breezes wherever you list, Or to dwell in exceedingly great easeShut up in a palace, with pleasure…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · Prelinger Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial31dodg-355-378.webp)
