Kingsley's stone reminded me of the following which is something i sent
to Ernest ages ago.
>> the little dreamer
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>> a little boy was dreaming
>> upon his nurse's lap
>> that the pins fell out of all the stars
>> and the stars fell into his cap
>>
>> so when the dream was over
>> what should the little boy do?
>> why, he went and looked inside his cap
>> and found it wasn't true
>>
>> Anon
On [Thu, 22 Oct 1998 03:04:58 -0400]
"Ernest Slyman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Could be your Charles C--ly is Charles Kingsley.
>> "The Water Babies."
>>
>> Two little birds, they sat on a stone,
>> One swam away, and then there was one;
>> with a fal-lal-la-lady.
>> The other swam after, then there was none,
>> And so the poor stone was left all alone;
>> with a fal-lal-l-lady.
>>
>> (selection mentioned from The Oxford Dictionary Of Nursery Rhymes, 1955
>>
>> Ernest Slyman
>> http://www.geocities.com/soho/7514/
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