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A GOOD PLAY We built a ship upon the stairs All made of the back bedroom chairs, And filled it full of sofa pillows To go a sailing on the billows. We took a saw and several nails, And water in the nursery pails; And Tom said, "Let us also take An apple and a slice of cake;"   Which was enough for Tom and me To go a sailing on, till tea. A GOOD PLAY WE BUILT A SHIP UPON THE STAIRS ALL MADE OF THE BACK BEDROOM CHAIRS AND FILLED IT FULL OF SOFA PILLOWS TO GO A SAILING ON THE BILLOWS WE TOOK A SAW AND SEVERAL NAILS AND WATER IN THE NURSERY PAILS AND TOM HAD LET US ALSO TAKE AN APPLE AND A SLICE OF CAKE WHICH WAS ENOUGH FOR TOM AND ME TO GO A SAILING ON TILL TEA
 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. [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. The children sing in far Japan, The children sing in Spain; The organ with the organ man Is singing in the rain. [Illustration] LOOKING FORWARD When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.  SECTION NUMBER TWO OF A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THIS THE ROCKS RECORDED IN THE 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 THE CHILDREN SING IN FAR JAPAN THE CHILDREN SING IN SPAIN THE ORGAN WITH THE ORGAN MAN IS SINGING IN THE RAIN LOOKING FORWARD WHEN I AM GROWN TO MAN'S ESTATE I SHALL BE VERY PROUD AND GREAT AND TELL THE OTHER GIRLS AND BOYS NOT TO MEDDLE WITH MY TOYS
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