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The stone, with the white and the yellow and grey, We discovered I cannot tell _how_ far away; And I carried it back although weary and cold, For though father denies it, I'm sure it is gold. THE STONE WITH THE WHITE AND YELLOW AND GRAY WE DISCOVERED I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW FAR AWAY AND I CARRIED IT BACK ALTHOUGH WEARY AND COLD PRINT FATHER DENIES IT I'M SURE IT'S GOLD
, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, And the picture story-books. Water now is turned to stone Nurse and I can walk upon; Still we find the flowing brooks In the picture story-books. All the pretty things put by, Wait upon the children's eye, Sheep and shepherds, trees and crooks, In the picture story-books. We may see how all things are, Seas and cities, near and far, And the flying fairies' looks, In the picture story-books. How am I to sing your praise, Happy chimney-corner days, Sitting safe in nursery nooks, Reading picture story-books? [Illustration: PICTURE-BOOKS IN WINTER] [Illustration] MY TREASURES These nuts, that I keep in the back of the nest Where all my lead soldiers are lying at rest, Were gathered in autumn by nursie and me In a wood with a well by the side of the sea. This whistle we made (and how clearly it sounds!) By the side of a field at the end of the grounds. Of a branch of a plane, with a knife of my own, It was nursie who made it, and nursie alone!  SECTION NUMBER TEN OF A CHILD'S GARDEN REVERSES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING PUBLIC DOMAIN MY TREASURES THESE NECKS THAT I HEAP IN THE BACK OF THE NEST WHERE ALL MY SOLDIERS ARE LYING AT REST WERE GATHERED IN AUTUMN BY DURSTY AND ME IN A WOOD WITH A WELL BY THE SIDE OF THE SEA THIS WHISTLE WE MADE AT HOW CLEARLY IT SOUNDS BY THE SIDE OF THE FIELD AT THE EDGE OF THE GRASS OF A BROWN UPLADE WITH A KNIFE BYODE IT WAS NEWS WHO MADE IT A DARCY ALONE
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