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The Book of Fairy Poetry T H E B O O K O F FA I RY P O ET RY E DI T ED B Y DO RA OW EN I LL U ST R ATED BY WAR W I CK GO BLE L O N G M N S G A N D C O A , R E E N . W N 3 9 P A T E R N O S T E R R O , L O D O N V E m EE NE W YORK FOURTH A NUE 30 STR T, B OMBAY CALCUTTA AND MAD R AS , , CO N TE N TS PAR T I F airy Stories ‘ I b om as tke Rkym er Tam lane K ilrneny Ali ce B rand Tbe F erlie Tbe F airies ‘ Yke La raeaun or F air Slooernaker p , y Tine F a iries of tbe Caldon-Low Yke F a iry Well of Lagnanay Tipe K elpie ofCorrievreekan ’ Tine B rownie of B ledn ojk Goklin M arket ' La B elle Dam e Sans M erei Tlie F orsa ken M m a n er 3 F ront Th e Co m ing of fi rlkil r 21 F air Revel be ore tloe com in o Gu inevere y , f g f From Th e P assing of Ar tlanr M erlin and tbe F ay Vivian Tire Veairies Wk a t tbe Toys do a t Nigb t P ix Work v y B erries P eak and P u ke V i TH E B OOK OF FAIRY POIE The H o ney -Robbers The Three B eggars The Lo ve- Ta lker The H ills of R uel The H os t of the Air The Stolen Child PAR T II a a an d F iry Songs , D nces , ’ Th e F a iries Dance ’ The Elves Dance ’ The Urchins Dance Old So ng F a iry Revels Th e F airy Queen R obin Go od-fellow ’ Ariel s Songs F airy Orders for theNfigh t a w ' Th e E nch anter Caliban plagu ed by Fam e; ’ F a iry Scenes from M idsum m er Night s Dre The Eigh th Nim ph all Song Th e Elfin Pedlar Songs fro m P rince B righ tkin The Noo n Call So ng fro m Th e Culprit F ay Owlspiegle and Coc kledernoy F a iry Song CONTENTS V ii PAGE F airies o n the Sea-sh ore The Co nceited Elf So ng of F our F airies Two F airies in a Garden The Merm aid Th e Merm an The Sea -fa iries The M o on Child ’ Mider s Song F a iry Lu llaby ’ The F airies Lullaby A F aery Song PAR T III F airyland an d F airy Lore ’ The F airies F arewell Nim phidia the Court of F a iry Lirope the B righ t Chris tm as Tide 0 th n I see e , The F a iry B anquet The Fairy M usic ians ’ Ob on s F east er , The F airy K ing Qu een M ab The F a iries The B a to M ab the F a ir egg r , y — From the Nigh t P iece to j u lia Good Lu ck befriend thee viii THE B OOK OF FAIRY POETRY Som e say no evil thing So m etim es with secure deli h t , g Dam on the M ower B enigh ted Travellers The Elfi n Ga thering P op ular Rhym es of Sco tland Friday Th e F ou n tain of th e F airies F rom The Plea of the M idsum m er F a iries Flower-F airies The Elf Toper Lob Lie by the Fire The F a iry Lough The Tru ants The R uin From the H ills of Drea m Dream s within Dream s Th e Lords of Sh adow Th e Nigh tingale in F airyla nd F ro m A Vision ofM erm a ids The F airy B oy ’ Children children don t or et , , f g The F a iry M inister Goblin Feet The Last F ay The H orns of Elfland LIST O F COLOURED PLATES FR OM DR AW INGS BY W AR W ICK GOBLE ' ACI'NG PAGE And sweetl sin in round abou t th bed , y g g y , Str l t r bl s n l n F ew a l hei e sings o thy s eepi g h ead . rontispiece [See Page I S9! un o d t n r nd The d deer w oe wi h m an e bla , And cowered benea th her lily hand. ’ o l Will ye gang wi m e t the Eflyn K nowe . Down to the ro cks where the serpents creep . B uy from u s with a golden curl. Three spirits m ad with joy Co m e dashing down on a tall wayside flower. h do et awa down u nder round Oh t ey g y g , ’ I n hollow pleazen where they can t be vo und . I nstead of crust a peaco ck pie. — ll Sea nym phs h ourly ring his kne - - hear them din don bell. H ark now I , g g , ake when som e vile thin is n ar . W , g e F or the Nhu tilus is m y boa t ” I n which I over the wa ters float. X TH E B OOK OF POETRY And I sh ould look like a fountain ofgold . Wh a tform she pleased each thing would take ’ ” Tha t e er she did behold . ’ B u t P u ck was sea ted on a spider s thread . — And the p adding feet of m any gnom es a com ing P A R T I Fairy Sto rie s FAI RY BREAD COM E U e e 0 t ee t p h r , dus y f H e e a b e a to e at r is f iry r d , H e e m e t m r in y r iring roo , C e m a i e hildr n , you y d n O n th e golde n sm ell of b room An d th e sh ade of pin e And e a e e ate e wh n you h v n w ll , t Fairy s orie s hear and tell . R . L. STEVENSON. Thom as th e Rhym er TRU E Thomas lay on H u ntlie bank ’ A ferlie spied he wi his c c Ther e he saw a lady bright C e d th e om ri ing down by Eildon Tree . ’ Her 0 - l skirt was the grass green si k, Her mantle o ’ the velvet fine ’ At ilka t ett of her horse s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine . ’ e h e Tru Thomas , pu d aff his cap , e h is And lout d low down to knee, M Hail to thee, ary, Queen of Heaven ” Fo r t b e h y peer on earth could never . 0 0 sh e no, no , Thomas , said, That name does not belong to m e ’ ’ 0 Elfland I m but the Queen fair , That hither have come to visit thee . ” sh e Harp and carp , Thomas , said ’ Harp and carp along wi m e And if ye dare to kiss my lips, Sure of your bodie I shall be . e W o e Betid me weal, betide me , That weird shall never daunton me . ’ e kiss d th e l Syn he has her on ips, All undern eath th e Eildon Tree . ’ ” e wi m e sh e Now, y maun go , said ’ e wi Now, Thomas, y maun go me e e e m e e And y maun s rv sev n years , e Through weal or wo e as m ay chance to b . ’ She s mounted on her milk -white st eed ; ’ ’ And she s t a en Th omas up behind ’ a e e And y , whene er her bridl rang, e The steed gaed swift r than the Wind . 0 e they rad on , and farther on The steed gaed swifter than the Wind ’ reach d Until they a desert wide, And living land was left behind . sh e Now, Thomas , light doun , light doun , said, And lean your head upon my knee e e Abide y th re a little space , l o And I wi l shew y u ferlies three . 0 o u see ye not y narrow road , ’ So thick beset Wi thorns and briars P th e That is path of righteousness , fe Though after it but w enquires . see And ye not yon braid braid road , That lies across the lily leven th e That is path of wickedness , Though some call it the road to h eaven . see e o n And not y y bonny road, That winds about the ferny brae Elfland That is the road to fair , Where thou and I this night maun gae . h an d But , Thomas , ye sall your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see Elfin- For , speak ye word in land , ’ ’ Ye ll n e er win back to your ain countrie . 0 e th y rade on , and further on, And they waded rivers abune the knee saw And they neither sun nor moon , But they heard the roaring of a sea.
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