LESSON XXIX.
dells, small valleys.
bow'ers, covered places made
of boughs.
troupe, a number of living beings; a
company.
daf'fo dils, yellow flowers.
sheen, brightness; splendor.
sprite, an unreal
person.
sus pend'ed, stopped for a time; hung.
va'ries, is different; changes.
blue'bell, a
kind of flower.
ram'bling, wandering.
rev'el, play in a noisy manner.
LOOKING FOR THE FAIRIES.
I've peeped in many a bluebell,
And crept among the flowers,
And hunted in the acorn cups,
And in the woodland bowers;
And shook the yellow daffodils,
And searched the gardens round,
A-looking for the little folk
I never, never found.
I've linger'd till the setting sun
Threw out a golden sheen,
In hope to see a fairy troupe
Come dancing on the green;
And marveled that they did not come
To revel in the air,
And wondered if they slept, and where
Their hiding-places were.
I've wandered with a timid step
Beneath the moon's pale light,
And every blazing dew-drop seemed
To be a tiny sprite;
And listened with suspended breath,
Among the grand, old trees,
For fairy music floating soft
Upon the evening breeze.
Ah me! those pleasant, sunny days,
In youthful fancies wild,—
Rambling through the wooded dells,
A careless, happy child!
And now I sit and sigh to think
Age from childhood varies,
And never more may we be found
Looking for the fairies.
Directions for Reading.—Which one of the stanzas should be read more slowly than the others?
Point out the emphatic words in the last four lines of the lesson.
Language Lesson.—Which lines in each stanza end in similar sounds?
Let pupils explain the meaning of what is given below in dark type.
I've hunted in the acorn cups.
I've wandered with a timid step.
Age from childhood varies.