Ballads

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, British & Irish, Classics
Cover of the book Ballads by Robert Louis Stevenson, Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 1230000275007
Publisher: Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher Publication: October 19, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN: 1230000275007
Publisher: Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher
Publication: October 19, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

It fell in the days of old, as the men of Taiárapu tell,
A youth went forth to the fishing, and fortune favoured him well.
Támatéa his name: gullible, simple, and kind,
Comely of countenance, nimble of body, empty of mind,
His mother ruled him and loved him beyond the wont of a wife,
Serving the lad for eyes and living herself in his life.
Alone from the sea and the fishing came Támatéa the fair,
Urging his boat to the beach, and the mother awaited him there,
- “Long may you live!” said she.  “Your fishing has sped to a wish.
And now let us choose for the king the fairest of all your fish.
For fear inhabits the palace and grudging grows in the land,
Marked is the sluggardly foot and marked the niggardly hand,
The hours and the miles are counted, the tributes numbered and weighed,
And woe to him that comes short, and woe to him that delayed!”

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It fell in the days of old, as the men of Taiárapu tell,
A youth went forth to the fishing, and fortune favoured him well.
Támatéa his name: gullible, simple, and kind,
Comely of countenance, nimble of body, empty of mind,
His mother ruled him and loved him beyond the wont of a wife,
Serving the lad for eyes and living herself in his life.
Alone from the sea and the fishing came Támatéa the fair,
Urging his boat to the beach, and the mother awaited him there,
- “Long may you live!” said she.  “Your fishing has sped to a wish.
And now let us choose for the king the fairest of all your fish.
For fear inhabits the palace and grudging grows in the land,
Marked is the sluggardly foot and marked the niggardly hand,
The hours and the miles are counted, the tributes numbered and weighed,
And woe to him that comes short, and woe to him that delayed!”

 

More books from Consumer Oriented Ebooks Publisher

Cover of the book Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (Illustrated) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Hand and Ring (Annotated) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book T. Tembarom (Annotated) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Tale of Two Bad Mice (Illustrated) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Lady Susan (Annotated) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Spinning-Wheel Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Mei-droom (Geïllustreerd) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Les Cinq Cents Millions De La Bégum (Annotée) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Stress Soothers by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book Human Chase by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book YouTube Saturation by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book The Shrimp Cookbook - 574 Recipes by Robert Louis Stevenson
Cover of the book I can do it! by Robert Louis Stevenson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy