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than "A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES." It is written in a simple verse that a child can readily understand. It was one of the earlier efforts of the author, Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scotchman by birth, who, owing to ill-health, became a world traveler. During his travels he visited the United States, spending a year among our famous resorts.
May 26, 2008 · When children are playing alone on the green, In comes the playmate that never was seen. When children are happy and lonely and good, The Friend of the Children comes out of the wood.
A Child’s Garden of Verses. Simon & Schuster Children’s. At the Sea-Side. A child digs holes at the edge of the sea. Auntie’s Skirts. The poet focuses on his Aunt’s skirts. Autumn Fires. The poet muses on fires. Bed in Summer.
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- Robert Louis Stevenson, Jannat Messenger
- 1885
- By Way of Introduction
- Bed in Summer
- Guide to Pronunciation
- A Word List
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson, or Robert Louis Stevenson, as the worldknows him, was still a boy when he published this rare volume of "AChild's Garden of Verses," although by the calendar he was thirty-fiveyears old. You and I have sighed, no doubt, to be a boy again, but herewas one who, while he outgrew his knickerbockers, never outgrew the qui...
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The following key explains the symbols which are used in the vocabulary of"A Child's Garden of Verses," to indicate the pronunciation of the words.It is based upon the 1901 edition of Webster's International Dictionary. Certain vowels, as a and e, when obscured, are italicized. [Pg 90]
The definitions given in this list indicate the meanings of the words asused in "A Child's Garden of Verses." adorned (ȧȧ dôrnd´). Made beautiful. adventure (ăd vĕn´ tū̍r). Venture; go in search of exciting experiences. alert (ȧ lẽrt´). Watchful; quick. anchored (ăn´ kẽrd). Held safely. ancient (ān´ shent). Earlier; old. apes (āps). Animals simila...
A Child’s Garden of Verses is a book of poetry for children. Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse Cummy (Alison Cunningham), who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses.
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Where all the children dine at five, And all the playthings come alive. A Child's Garden of Verses VIII. Foreign Lands 13
