The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby (1915)
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944, ill · Boston : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 340
s going to tell you, for the plainreason that no man knows. The first thing which Tom saw was the black cedars,high and sharp against the rosy dawn, and St. BrandansIsle reflected double in the still, broad, silver sea. Thewind sang softly in the cedars, and the water sang amongthe caves ; the… … THE FIRST THING WHICH TOM SAW WAS THE BLACK CEDARS. 313 THE WATER BABIES shade ; and they moved their good old lips, and sangtheir morning hymn amid their dreams. But among allthe songs one came across the water more sweet andclear than all; for it was the song of a young girlsvoice. And what was…
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