Wordsworth for the young; selections with an introduction for parents and teachers (1891)
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850, St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919, comp · Boston, D. Lothrop company · leaf 67
rth had lived. He neer had seen one earthly sight;The sun, the day; the stars, the nightOr tree, or butterfly, or flower.Or fish in stream, or bird in bower,Or woman, man, or child. And yet he neither drooped nor pined,Nor had a melancholy mind;For God took pity on the Boy,And was his friend; and… … And proud she was of heart, when cladIn crimson stockings, tartan plaid,And bonnet with a feather gay,To Kirk he on the Sabbath day Went hand in hand with her. 66 THE BLIND HIGHLAND BOY. 57 A dog, too, had he ; not for need,But one to play with and to feed;Which would have led him, if bereftOf…
Children's poetry, English
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