Other editions of book The Princess Nobody: A tale of fairy land

o all you babes at Branxholm Park,This book I dedicate;A book for winter evenings dark,Too dark to ride or skate.I made it up out of my pate,And wasted midnight oil,Interpreting each cut and plate—The works of Dicky Doyle!When weary winter comes, and hark!The Teviot roars in “spate”;When half you think you’ll need the Ark,The flood’s so fierce and great;Think of the Prince and of his mate,Their triumph and their toil,And mark them drawn in all their state—The works of Dicky Doyle!Now, if my nonsense hits the mark—If Wynnie, Pop, and Kate,Think tales of Fays and Giants stark,Not wholly out of date—Another time, perchance, I’ll prate,And keep a merry coil,Though ne’er I’ll match the drawings great—The works of Dicky Doyle!

Excerpt:BALLADE OF DEDICATION.To all you babes at Branxholm Park,This book I dedicate;A book for winter evenings dark,Too dark to ride or skate.I made it up out of my pate,And wasted midnight oil,Interpreting each cut and plate—The works of Dicky Doyle!When weary winter comes, and hark!The Teviot roars in “spate”;When half you think you’ll need the Ark,The flood’s so fierce and great;Think of the Prince and of his mate,Their triumph and their toil,And mark them drawn in all their state—The works of Dicky Doyle!Now, if my nonsense hits the mark—If Wynnie, Pop, and Kate,Think tales of Fays and Giants stark,Not wholly out of date—Another time, perchance, I’ll prate,And keep a merry coil,Though ne’er I’ll match the drawings great—The works of Dicky Doyle!ENVOY.Girls, may you ne’er know fear nor hate;Boys, field like Mr. Royle!And, please, don’t say I desecrateThe works of Dicky Doyle!

ONCE upon a time, when Fairies were much more common than they are now, there lived a King and a Queen. Their country was close to Fairy Land, and very often the little Elves would cross over the border, and come into the King’s fields and gardens. The girl-fairies would swing out of the bells of the fuschias, and loll on the leaves, and drink the little drops of dew that fell down the stems. Here you may see all the Fairies making themselves merry at a picnic on a fuschia, and an ugly little Dwarf is climbing up the stalk.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

ONCE upon a time, when Fairies were much more common than they are now, there lived a King and a Queen. Their country was close to Fairy Land, and very often the little Elves would cross over the border, and come into the King’s fields and gardens. The girl-fairies would swing out of the bells of the fuschias, and loll on the leaves, and drink the little drops of dew that fell down the stems. Here you may see all the Fairies making themselves merry at a picnic on a fuschia, and an ugly little Dwarf is climbing up the stalk.