The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 3, Chapter 6: The Bed-Maker of Monteverde
by Hugh Lofting
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
"The line-storm clouds fly tattered and swift,"
The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.
A poem regarding a dying French baron who, at the end of his life, frees his slaves in order to redeem his soul.
A child plays with furniture and imagination.
"Like the blush upon the rose"
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
"When labor is light and the morning is fair,"
Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark,
David is sent home after receiving some bad news.
The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.
This poem describes the artistic town of Nuremburg through the eyes of merchants and laborers
A queen and king longed to have a son and promised to send him on a pilgrimage after his eighteenth birthday if St. James were to grant their wish. The had their son and in turn, he set off on his journey. He met his true friend along the way and they survived many hindrances and proved their true friendship in the process.
The narrator describes the different kinds of flora that grow in the spring.
A poem describing the perils our fathers went through to keep their homeland free.
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
While sitting on a fallen column, the four friends admire the moonlight.
MAECENAS, you, beneath the myrtle shade,
Becky gets acquainted with the Sedley household.
The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.
The poet sees the differences in nature in winter, but still values winter.
Dinner is served.
Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.