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[Illustration] SINGING Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests among the trees; The sailor sings of ropes and things In ships upon the seas. PUBLIC DOMAIN SINGING OF SPECKLED EGGS THE BIRDIE SINGS AND NESTS AMONG THE TREES THE SAILOR SINGS OF ROPES AND THINGS AND SHIPS UPON THE SEAS
hina goes, And on one side the desert blows, And with bell and voice and drum, Cities on the other hum;-- Where are forests, hot as fire, Wide as England, tall as a spire, Full of apes and cocoa-nuts And the negro hunters' huts;-- Where the knotty crocodile Lies and blinks in the Nile, And the red flamingo flies Hunting fish before his eyes;-- Where in jungles, near and far, Man-devouring tigers are, Lying close and giving ear Lest the hunt be drawing near, [Illustration] Or a comer-by be seen Swinging in a palanquin;-- Where among the desert sands Some deserted city stands, All its children, sweep and prince, Grown to manhood ages since, Not a foot in street or house, Not a stir of child or mouse, And when kindly falls the night, In all the town no spark of light. There I'll come when I'm a man With a camel caravan; Light a fire in the gloom Of some dusty dining-room; See the pictures on the walls, Heroes, fights, and festivals; And in a corner find the toys Of the old Egyptian boys.   SECTION NUMBER TWO OF A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THIS THE ROCKS RECORDED IN THE 
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