Jessie Willcox Smith 46 Artworks

A Child’s Book of Old Verses book interior

The Dark

Curdie went on after her, flashing his torch about

In an instant she was on the saddle, and clasped in his great strong arms

‘Come,’ and she stili held out her arms

‘Never mind, Princess Irene,’ he said. ‘You, mustn’t kiss me tonight.’

She took his hand, and giving him the broad part of the spiral stair to walk on, led him down a good way

The goblins fell back a little when he began, and made horrible grimaces all through the rhyme

Bugs and wings and other things – frontispiece

Against this he laid his ear, and then he heard the voice quite distinctly

Are you ill, dear North Wind

On the top of the great beech-tree

‘Dear boy!’ said his mother; ‘your father’s the best man in the world

So Diamond sat down again and took the baby in his lap

‘Now you lead me,’ he said, taking her hand, ‘and i’ll take care of you’

There sat his mother by the fire, and in her arms lay the prmcess fast asleep

She ran for some distance, turned several times, and then began to be afraid

The collar was almost the worst part of the Business

Checkers

A Rainy Day