child who lists my rhyme,
In the bright, fireside, nursery clime,
May hear it in as kind a voice
As made my childish days rejoice!

R. L. S.

CONTENTS

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BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION 5

TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM 8

BED IN SUMMER 13

YOUNG NIGHT THOUGHT 15

RAIN 16

MY SHADOW 17

TIME TO RISE 20

AT THE SEASIDE 21

WINDY NIGHTS 22

PIRATE STORY 24

WHOLE DUTY OF CHILDREN 27

FOREIGN LANDS 28

SYSTEM 30

A GOOD PLAY 32

THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE 33

A GOOD BOY 34

LOOKING FORWARD 36

THE SWING 37

GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN 38

MARCHING SONG 40

TRAVEL 42

WHERE GO THE BOATS? 46

ESCAPE AT BEDTIME 48

FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE 50

THE WIND 52

AUNTIE'S SKIRTS 54

HAPPY THOUGHT 55

THE COW 56

MY BED IS A BOAT