A Child's Garden of Verses
1885
A Child's Garden of Verses
1885
A Child's Garden of Verses, published in 1885 by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a collection of 64 poems that reflect the joys and innocence of childhood. Written from a child's perspective, the poems explore themes such as nature, imagination, and the simple pleasures of youth. This influential work has been widely reprinted and illustrated, capturing the whimsical essence of childhood experiences. Stevenson dedicated the collection to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham, highlighting the personal nature of these reflections.
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“The world is so full of a number of things, I ’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“The rain is falling all around,It falls on field and tree,It rains on the umbrellas here,And on the ships at sea.””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“In winter I get up at night,and dress by yellow candlelight,In summer, quite the other day,I have to go to bed by day””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“To My MotherYou too, my mother, read my rhymesFor love of unforgotten times,And you may chance to hear once moreThe little feet along the floor.””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“Time which none can bind,While flowing fast away, leaves love behind.””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“All by myself I have to go, With none to tell me what to do”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“How do you like to go up in a swing,Up in the air so blue?Oh, I do think it is the pleasantest thingEver a child can do!””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“Time to Rise A birdie with a yellow bill Hopped upon my window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said: "Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head!””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
“Try as I like to find the way, I never can get back by day, Nor can remember plain and clear The curious music that I hear.””
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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