...pillow hill, Ami sees before him field and plain— The pleasant Land of Counterpane. II. THE WIND. I saw you toss the kites on high, And blow the birds...ladies' skirts across the grass— O wind, a-blowing all dav long! 0 wind, that sings so loud a song! 1 saw the different things you did, But always you yourself...

...opportunity of illustrating what we mean. Take, for example, this admirable little poem on the wind: — I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds...heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass — О wind, a-blowing all day long, О wind, that sings so loud a song ! I saw the different things...

...blower, are you young or old ? Are you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me ? O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song. That is not only a true poem, but a poem that expresses the child's wonder at the invisible force of...

...blower, are you young or old ? Are you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me ? O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song ! XXVI KEEPSAKE MILL OVER the borders, a sin without pardon, Breaking the branches and crawling below,...

...said the Pussy Willow "I can hear a bird, Spring has come, it is the sweetest Song I ever heard." "I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky." "Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I But when the leaves hang trembling, The Wind is passing by."...

...blower, are you young or old ? Are you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me ? O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song ! "SAY NOT OF ME" Say not of me that weakly I declined The labours of my sires, and fled the sea, The...

...blower, are you young or old? Are you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me? O wind, a-blowing all day long! O wind, that sings so loud a song ! STORIES FROM THE BEST AUTHORS. 3. MONKEYS IN THE FRONT YARD. This story was written for "St. Nicholas"...

...world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings. XXV THE WIND I SAW you toss the kites on high And blow the birds...a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a songl I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you push, I heard...

...always you yourself you hid. I felt you push, I heard you call, I could not see yourself at all — O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! O you that are so strong and cold, O blower, are you young or old ? Are you a beast of field and tree,...

...blower, are you young or old ? Are you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me ? O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! KEEPSAKE MILL OVER the borders, a sin without pardon, Breaking the branches and crawling below, Out...