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    A Child's Garden: R. L. Stevenson - The Muse Among The Motors (1900-1930)

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    A child describes being confined to a garden while recovering from tuberculosis. While the garden is small, it is disturbed by the noise of passing cars. The child dislikes being taken out in cars that are loud and shake. When strong enough, the child wishes to have an aeroplane to zoom around in instead of using cars or trains, in order to see clouds from above and annoy people in motor crowds from the air.

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    A child describes being confined to a garden while recovering from tuberculosis. While the garden is small, it is disturbed by the noise of passing cars. The child dislikes being taken out in cars that are loud and shake. When strong enough, the child wishes to have an aeroplane to zoom around in instead of using cars or trains, in order to see clouds from above and annoy people in motor crowds from the air.

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    A child describes being confined to a garden while recovering from tuberculosis. While the garden is small, it is disturbed by the noise of passing cars. The child dislikes being taken out in cars that are loud and shake. When strong enough, the child wishes to have an aeroplane to zoom around in instead of using cars or trains, in order to see clouds from above and annoy people in motor crowds from the air.

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    A Child's Garden

    R. L. Stevenson
    --The Muse Among the Motors (1900-1930)
    Now there is nothing wrong with me
    Except--I think it's called T.B.
    And that is why I have to lay
    Out in the garden all the day.
    Our garden is not very wide,
    And cars go by on either side,
    And make an angry-hooty noise
    That rather startles little boys.
    But worst of all is when they take
    Me out in cars that growl and shake,
    With charabancs so dreadful-near
    I have to shut my eyes for fear.
    But when I'm on my back again,
    I watch the Croydon aeroplane
    That flies across to France, and sings
    Like hitting thick piano-strings.
    When I am strong enough to do
    The things I'm truly wishful to,
    I'll never use a car or train
    But always have an aeroplane;
    And just go zooming round and round,
    And frighten Nursey with the sound,
    And see the angel-side of clouds,
    And spit on all those motor-crowds!

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