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When children are happy and lonely and good, The Friend of the Children comes out of the wood. Nobody heard him and nobody saw, His is a picture you never could draw, But he's sure to be present, abroad or at home, When children are happy and playing alone. He lies in the laurels, he runs on the grass, He sings when you tinkle the musical glass; Whene'er you are happy and cannot tell why, The Friend of the Children is sure to be by! WHEN CHILDREN ARE HAPPY AND LONELY AND GOOD THE FRIEND OF THE CHILDREN COMES OUT OF THE WOOD NOBODY HEARD HIM AND NOBODY SAW HE IS A PICTURE YOU NEVER COULD DRAW BUT HE SURE TO BE PRESENT ABOARD OR AT HOME WHEN CHILDREN ARE HAPPY AND PLAY GALODE HE LIES IN THE LAURELS HE RUNS ON THE GRASS HE SINGS WHEN YOU TWINKLE THE MUSICAL GLASS WHENEVER YOU ARE HAPPY AND CANNOT TELL WHY THE FRIEND OF THE CHILDREN IS SURE TO BE BY
, hiding from the light, And it moves with the moving flame. Now my little heart goes a-beating like a drum, With the breath of the Bogie in my hair; And all round the candle the crooked shadows come, And go marching along up the stair. The shadow of the balusters, the shadow of the lamp, The shadow of the child that goes to bed-- All the wicked shadows coming, tramp, tramp, tramp, With the black night overhead. [Illustration] _3. In Port_ Last, to the chamber where I lie My fearful footsteps patter nigh, And come from out the cold and gloom Into my warm and cheerful room. There, safe arrived, we turn about To keep the coming shadows out, And close the happy door at last On all the perils that we past. Then, when mamma goes by to bed, She shall come in with tip-toe tread, And see me lying warm and fast And in the Land of Nod at last. THE CHILD ALONE [Illustration] [Illustration] THE UNSEEN PLAYMATE When children are playing alone on the green, In comes the playmate that never was seen.  SECTION NUMBER NINE OF A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THIS LITTLE BOXTOR HARDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THE CHILD ALONE THE UNSEEN PLAYMATE WHEN CHILDREN ARE PLAYING ALONE ON THE GREEN IN COMES THE PLAYMATE THAT NEVER WAS SEEN
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