A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
The Flowers
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child see flowers as fairy homes.
A child see flowers as fairy homes.
"Romance, who loves to nod and sing,"
My love is strengthened though more weak in seeming
A count's son uses his newfound talents to become successful.
"Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane,"
The speaker bids goodbye.
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid
O call not me to justify the wrong
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
Dorothy and her friends come upon a dark forest where they discover wild animals who fear a giant animal-eating spider. The Lion attacked and killed the deadly spider and the forest animals declared him their king.
A fairy tale about a music contest between the god Pan and Apollo.
A poem about violence and war.
"A dark unfathom'd tide, Of interminable pride—"
A description of the Boole method for learning algebra.
"Good hunting!—aye, good hunting,"
The author describes his love for his wife.
Oh for the breath of the briny deep,
"In spring of youth it was my lot"
"Often rebuked, yet always back returning, To those first feelings that were born with me,"
A child creates a world from imagination.
The cat and the lion are brothers. Although the lion is stronger, the cat has a magical golden ball to protect himself. However, the ball is actually a handsome young man that is under a spell and can only be released by two young maidens.
"Little brown face full of smiles,"
"A story is told of one of the orderly pupils of Mosaism who got to know a good deal about weather and electricity; and at last he got out of patience with the people who wanted to shout and argue..."
Discusses the role of logic in the teaching and learning of Hebrew algebra.
The lily's withered chalice falls around its rod of dusty gold,