The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 14
Shall bring my boats ashore.

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XV

AUNTIE’S SKIRTS

Whenever Auntie moves around,

Whenever

Her dresses make a curious sound;

They trail behind her up the floor,

And trundle after through the door.

XVI

THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE

When I was sick and lay a-bed,

When

I had two pillows at my head,

And all my toys beside me lay

To keep me happy all the day.

And sometimes for an hour or so

I watched my leaden soldiers go,

With different uniforms and drills,


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