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 52
lear, cool and clear,By shining shingle and foaming wear;Under the crag where the ouzel sings,And the ivied wall where the church-bell rings, Undented, for the undented ;Play by me, bathe in me, mother and child. Dank and foul, dank and foul,By the smoky town in its murky cowl; Foul and dank, foul… … PLAY BY ME, BATHE IN ME, MOTHER AND CHILD. THE WATER BABIES Strong and free, strong and free,The floodgates are open, away to the sea ; Free and strong, free and strong, Cleansing my streams as I hurry along,To the golden sands, and the leaping bar,And the taintless tide that awaits me afar.As I…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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