Copyright 1904 by Abbie Farwell BrownAll Rights Reserved
Published September, 1904
_Oh, give me for a little space To see with childlike eyes This curious world, our dwelling-place Of wonder and surprise. . . ._
_The long, long road from Day to Night Winds on through constant change, Whereon one hazards with delight Adventures new and strange;_
_The wonders of the earth and sky! The magic of the sea! The mysteries of beast and fly, Of bird and flower and tree!_
_One feels the breath of holy things Unseen along the road, The whispering of angel wings, The neighboring of Good._
_And Beauty must be good and true, One battles for her sake; But Wickedness is foul to view, So one cannot mistake. . . ._
_Ah, give me with the childlike sight The simple tongue and clear Wherewith to read the vision right Unto a childish ear._
Acknowledgments are due the publishers of _The Churchman_ for permission to reprint "The Flower Princess" and "The Little Friend;" also to the _Brown Book_ of Boston for permission to use "The Ten Blowers," which first appeared in that magazine.