04807cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000300011724500230014726400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050005020035650000310085850520750088950801720296452010380313653400670417465300320424165300360427370000340430985600710434385600430441475578UtSlPG20260610134741.0mcr n260607r20251904utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZaPS1 aField, Eugene,d1850-189510aPoems of childhood 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aEugene Field's daughter Mary French Field Englar (1876-1949) is not the author of the earlier poetry collection "With trumpet and drum" (included here) but apparently owned its copyright. From the Catalog of Copyright Entries from the Library of Congress Copyright Office, 1920: "With trumpet and drum. [Copyright] Mary French Field Englar, Kenilworth, Ill., as the child of the deceased author, in renewal for 28 years. Renewal no. 15723, Mar. 23, 1920. Original entry, Nov. 17, 1892, no. 46783."  aRelease date is 2025-03-100 aWith trumpet and drum -- Krinken -- The naughty doll -- Nightfall in Dordrecht -- Intry-Mintry -- Pittypat and Tippytoe -- Balow, my Bonnie -- The Hawthorne children -- Little blue pigeon (Japanese Lullaby) -- The lyttel boy -- Teeny-Weeny -- Nellie -- Norse lullaby -- The sugar-plum tree -- Grandma's prayer -- Some time -- The fire-hangbird's nest -- Buttercup, poppy, forget-me-not -- Gold and love for dearie -- Peace of Christmas-time -- To a little brook -- Croodlin' Doo (Cooing Dove) -- Little mistress Sans-Merci -- Long ago -- In the firelight -- Cobbler and stork (Armenian folk-lore) -- "Lollyby, lolly, lollyby" -- Lizzie and the baby -- At the door -- Hugo's "Child at play" -- Wynken, Blynken and Nod (Dutch lullaby) -- Hi-spy -- Little Boy Blue -- Father's letter -- Jewish lullaby -- Our whippings -- The Armenian mother (folk song) -- Heigho, my dearie -- To a usurper -- The bell-flower tree -- Fairy and child -- the grandsire -- Hushaby, sweet my own -- Child and mother -- Medieval eventide song -- The little peach -- Armenian lullaby -- Christmas treasures -- Oh, little child -- Ganderfeather's gift -- Bambino (Sicilian folk-song) -- Little Homer's slate -- The Rock-a-By Lady -- "Booh!" -- Garden and cradle -- The night wind -- Kissing time -- Jest 'fore Christmas -- Beard and baby -- The Dinkey-Bird -- The drum -- The dead babe -- Happy Household -- So, so, rock-a-by so! -- The song of Luddy-Dud -- The duel -- Good-Children street -- The delectable ballad of the Waller Lot -- The Fly-Away Horse -- The Stork -- The Bottle Tree -- Googly-goo -- The bench-legged fyce -- Little Miss Brag -- The humming-top -- Lady Button-Eyes -- The ride to Bumpville -- The brook -- Picnic-time -- Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks -- The Shut-Eye train -- Little-Oh-Dear -- Swing high and swing low -- When I was a boy -- At play -- A valentine -- Little All-Aloney -- The cunnin' little thing -- the doll's wooing -- Inscription for my little son's silver plate -- Seein' things -- Fisherman Jim's kids -- "Fiddle-dee-dee" -- Over the hills and far away.  aCarla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Poems of Childhood" by Eugene Field is a collection of poetic verses written in the late 19th century. This compilation captures the innocence and imagination of childhood through various themes, often invoking nostalgia for the simplicity and joy of youth. Each poem enchants readers with vivid imagery and a playful tone that celebrates the adventures and whimsical thoughts of children.  At the start of the collection, the poem "With Trumpet and Drum" introduces readers to the joyous sounds and sights of children at play, evoking a sense of warmth and nostalgia. Field employs charming illustrations and an endearing narrative voice that communicates a longing for the carefree spirit of childhood. As the opening progresses, other delightful poems like "Krinken," "The Naughty Doll," and "Nightfall in Dordrecht" paint enchanting scenes of imagination, love, and the bittersweet nature of growing up, drawing the reader into a whimsical world filled with both joy and melancholy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904  aChildren's poetry, American  aAmerican poetry -- 19th century1 aParrish, Maxfield,d1870-19664 uhttps://archive.org/details/poemsofchildhoodfiel/page/n15/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75578