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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 71

An illustration from Wordsworth for the young; selections with an introduction for parents and teachers, 1891, leaf 71 — . And this the little blind Boy knew:And he a story strange yet trueHad heard, how in a shell like thisAn English Boy, 0 thought of bliss ! Had stoutly launched from shore; Launched from the margin of a bayAmong the Indian isles, where layHis fathers ship, and had sailed far —To join that gallant… … While there he sate, alone and blind.That story flashed upon his mind; —A bold thought roused him, and he tookThe shell from out its secret nook,And bore it on his head. He launched his vessel, — and in prideOf spirit, from Loch-Levens side,Stepped into it—his thoughts all freeAs the light breezes…

Children's poetry, English

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