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For, long ago, the truth to say, He has grown up and gone away, And it is but a child of air That lingers in the garden there. FOR LONG AGO THE TRUE TRUE IS TO STAY HE HAS GROWN UP AND GONE AWAY AND IT IS BUT A CHILD OF AIR THAT LINGERS IN THE GARDEN THERE
ioned, in their homes across the seas: Who was little Louis, won't you tell us, mother, please? 2 Now that you have spelt your lesson, lay it down and go and play, Seeking shells and seaweed on the sands of Monterey, Watching all the mighty whalebones, lying buried by the breeze, Tiny sandpipers, and the huge Pacific seas. And remember in your playing, as the sea-fog rolls to you, Long ere you could read it, how I told you what to do; And that while you thought of no one, nearly half the world away Some one thought of Louis on the beach of Monterey! [Illustration] [Illustration] TO ANY READER As from the house your mother sees You playing round the garden trees, So you may see, if you will look Through the windows of this book, Another child, far, far away, And in another garden, play. But do not think you can at all, By knocking on the window, call That child to hear you. He intent Is all on his play-business bent. He does not hear; he will not look, Nor yet be lured out of this book. A BABY OVER ALL THE ENGLISH LANDS OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN TOOK THE VOLUME IN THEIR HANDS OTHER CHILDREN QUESTIONED IN THEIR HOMES ACROSS THE SEAS WHO OF LOUIS WON'T YOU TELL US MOTHER PLEASE NO BUT YOU HAVE FELT YOUR LESSON LAY IT DOWN AND GO TO AT PLAY FEEKING SHELLS AT SEAWEED OF THAT'S WATERET WATCH IT ALL THE MIGHTY WHALEBOATS LIE BURIED BY THE BREEZE TIES TIGHT SAID PIPER IN AT THE HUGE PACIFIC SEAS I REMEMBER IN YOUR PLAGUE AS THE SEA FOG ROLLS TO YOU LONG ERE YOU COULD READ IT I TOLD YOU WHAT TO DO AND THAT WELL YOU THOUGHT OF NO ONE NEARLY HALF THE WORLD AWAY SOMEONE THOUGHT OF LOUIS ON THE BEACH OF MONTEREY TO READY YOU READ IT AS FROM THE HOUSE YOUR MOTHER'S FEET YOU PLAY ROUND THE GARDEN TREES THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF THIS BOOK I KNOW THE CHILD FAR AWAY AND DID ANOTHER GARDEN PLAY BUT DO NOT THINK YOU CAN CALL IT A BY KNOCKING ON THE WINDOW CALL THAT CHILD TO HEAR YOU HE INTEND IS ALL ON HIS PLAY BUSINESS BEND HE DOES NOT HEAR HE WILL NOT LOOK NOR YET BE LEARNED OUT OF THIS BOOK
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