. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . their thumbs;Nine new knockers to our front door;Nine new neighbors that I never saw before;Nine times running I dreamt it all plain;With bread and cheese for supper I could dream it all again ! THE DREAM OF A GIRL WHO LIVEDAT SEVEN-OAKS By William Brighty Rands Seven sweet singing-birds up in a tree;Seven swift sailing ships white upon the sea;Seven bright weathercocks shining in the sun;Seven slim race-horses ready for a run;Seven gold butterflies, flitting overhead;Seven red roses blowing in a garden-bed;Seven white lili
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . their thumbs;Nine new knockers to our front door;Nine new neighbors that I never saw before;Nine times running I dreamt it all plain;With bread and cheese for supper I could dream it all again ! THE DREAM OF A GIRL WHO LIVEDAT SEVEN-OAKS By William Brighty Rands Seven sweet singing-birds up in a tree;Seven swift sailing ships white upon the sea;Seven bright weathercocks shining in the sun;Seven slim race-horses ready for a run;Seven gold butterflies, flitting overhead;Seven red roses blowing in a garden-bed;Seven white lilies, with honey-bees inside them;Seven round rainbows with clouds to divide them;Seven pretty little girls with sugar on their lips;Seven witty little boys whom everybody tips;Seven nice fathers, to call little maids joys;Seven nice mothers, to kiss the little boys;Seven nights running I dreamt it all plain;With bread and jam for supper I could dream it all again! 40 POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES 41 THE TWO COUNTRIES BY JANE MARSH PARKER IN THE VALLEY OF DILLY-DALLY. C^VC VWV^AVSVJVT/ Oar docks never strike; Tpey drawl but one chime Some other day ISome other time I Little Goingtosomcday, And little Somcothcrtimc, Were there in the valley of Dilly-Dally From seven till after s here with the bees we do as we please, Said little here we stay We play and play— What else is half so fine? And then they were off to the By-and-by tree,Where the big cockatooAnd the little cuckooWere calling away with noisy ado :We dine some time; some time we dine !But oh, we are hungry as we can be!Our little boys said: And who can seeA sign when dinner ready will be ? Then the cockatoo winked at the little cuckooSome time, some time we 11 wait on , boys, is the land of Weregoingto;It s a long way off from Nowrightaziuy,Where even the cooks are on time, they say. 42 POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES But this is the place for lads like you:You may take all day to but
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