. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . And he saw that the couch was in a roomWhere he never had been before, With old-fashioned mottoes on the wallAnd a queer, old-fashioned door, And a regular, antique warming panIn a corner on the floor. And, staring down from around the wall, From portraits all faded and old,Were men with the queerest neckties on, And features severe and cold;And the frames which encased these dreadful men Were covered with greenish mould. 123. KING TIME And off to one side in the queer, old room He noticed, in looking about,A chair and a rickety spinn
. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . And he saw that the couch was in a roomWhere he never had been before, With old-fashioned mottoes on the wallAnd a queer, old-fashioned door, And a regular, antique warming panIn a corner on the floor. And, staring down from around the wall, From portraits all faded and old,Were men with the queerest neckties on, And features severe and cold;And the frames which encased these dreadful men Were covered with greenish mould. 123. KING TIME And off to one side in the queer, old room He noticed, in looking about,A chair and a rickety spinning wheel, And it seemed, without a doubt,As if he awoke in a room from which Priscilla had just stepped out. For articles such as are sold to-day At a perfectly shocking priceWere placed about in that queer, old room In a manner all precise,And the only ornament to be seen Was a worsted work device. And, gazing about, he rubbed his eyes,While he puzzled his brain and tried To find out how he had gotten there, When the old door opened And how do you do ? said his friend, the host,And cheerily walked inside. : I am very well, said the little boy, And delighted to see you here,For I really dont know where I am, — In a bygone age, I fear;Or else Ive been sold for a live antiqueOn account of being queer. 124 KING TIME
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