Child Songs of Cheer

<h2><SPAN name="THE_SWAN" id="THE_SWAN"></SPAN>THE SWAN</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Stately swan, so proud and white<br/></span> <span class="i0">Glistening in the morning light,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Come and tell me is it true<br/></span> <span class="i0">That a snow-white swan like you,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Guided by bright golden chains<br/></span> <span class="i0">In his beak for bridle reins,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Once upon a time from far<br/></span> <span class="i0">Fabled lands where fairies are<br/></span> <span class="i0">Brought a magic boat wherein<br/></span> <span class="i0">Rode the brave knight Lohengrin?<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Stately swan, so proud and white<br/></span> <span class="i0">Glistening in the morning light,<br/></span> <span class="i0">If you only wore a gold<br/></span> <span class="i0">Harness, like that swan of old,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And if trailing in your wake<br/></span> <span class="i0">Sailing on the silver lake<br/></span> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[88]</SPAN></span><span class="i0">Was a boat of magic and<br/></span> <span class="i0">You could float to fairy-land,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Then I'd jump in and begin<br/></span> <span class="i0">Traveling like Lohengrin!<br/></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[89]</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />