A Child's Garden of Verses

Project Gutenberg's A Child's Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis StevensonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: A Child's Garden of VersesVerse 154Author: Robert Louis StevensonIllustrator: Charles RobinsonRelease Date: May 26, 2008 [EBook #25610]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES ***Produced by Jason Isbell, Christine D. and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was made using scans of public domain works in theInternational Children's Digital Library.)A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSESROBERT LOVIS STEVENSONROBERT LOVIS STEVENSONEDINBVRGH. VAILIMA1850 1894A CHILD'SGARDEN OFVERSESBY ROBERT LOVISSTEVENSONILLVSTRATED—BYCHARLESROBINSON.NEW YORK:CHARLES SCRIBNER'SSONSLONDON:IOHN LANE.1895Copyright 1895, by Charles Scribner's SonsAll rights reservedTO ALISON CUNNINGHAMFROM HER BOY FOR THE LONG NIGHTS YOU LAY AWAKEAND WATCHED FOR MY UNWORTHY SAKE:FOR YOUR MOST COMFORTABLE HANDTHAT LED ME THROUGH THE UNEVEN LAND:FOR ALL THE STORY BOOKS YOU READ:FOR ALL THE PAINS YOU COMFORTED:FOR ALL YOU PITIED, ALL YOU BORE,IN SAD AND HAPPY DAYS OF YORE:—MY SECOND MOTHER, MY FIRST WIFE.THE ANGEL OF MY INFANT LIFE—FROM THE SICK CHILD, NOW ...