. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . FOR WELL WE KNOW THE WINDING ROAD THAT LEADS TO FAIRY LAND. 203 \:iii. THE ROAD TO FAIRY LAND The day is dull and dreary, And chilly winds and eerieAre sweeping through the tall oak trees that fringe the orchard lane. They send the dead leaves flying, And with a mournful cryingThey dash the western window-panes with slanting lines of rain. My little Trude and Teddy, Come quickly and make ready,Take down from off the highest shelf the book you think so grand. We 11 travel off together, To lands of golden weather,For well
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . FOR WELL WE KNOW THE WINDING ROAD THAT LEADS TO FAIRY LAND. 203 \:iii. THE ROAD TO FAIRY LAND The day is dull and dreary, And chilly winds and eerieAre sweeping through the tall oak trees that fringe the orchard lane. They send the dead leaves flying, And with a mournful cryingThey dash the western window-panes with slanting lines of rain. My little Trude and Teddy, Come quickly and make ready,Take down from off the highest shelf the book you think so grand. We 11 travel off together, To lands of golden weather,For well we know the winding road that leads to Fairy Land. A long, long road, no byway, The fairy kings broad highway,Sometimes we 11 see a castled hill stand up against the blue, And every brook that passes, A-whispering through the grasses,Is just a magic fountain filled with youth and health for you; And we 11 meet fair princesses With shining golden tresses,Some pacing by on palfreys white, some humbly tending sheep; And merchants homeward faring, With goods beyond comparing,And in the hills are robber bands, who dwell in caverns deep. Someti
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