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In winter I get up at night / And dress by yellow candle-light. more
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| Image title: | In winter I get up at night / And dress by yellow candle-light. |
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| Source: | Stevenson, Robert Louis: “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (1905) |
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| Keywords: | illustrations for children, children, poetry, bare feet, people, interiors, beds, bedrooms, colour |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive. |
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In this illustration a small child, probably a girl, stands barefoot by a bed illuminated by the yellow glow of a candle; she is in the process of getting dressed in the dark, by the light of the candle. I. Bed in Summer In winter I get up at night I have to go to bed and see And does it not seem hard to you, |
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| Dimensions: | 120 x 190mm (4.7 x 7.5 inches) |
| Filename: | 004-dress-by-yellow-candle-light-q75-957x1504.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/f/004-dress-by-yellow-candle-light-q75-318x500.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/f/pages/004-dress-by-yellow-candle-light/ |
| Artist: | Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) |
| Scanner dpi: | 800 |
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Added by Steven M. Mounier on Sat Sep 26 01:46:42 2009
Ever since my mom passed away 23 years ago, a day has not gone by where i haven’t quoted the first two lines of this poem in my head to myself. It’s all I knew. I’ved asked everyone but nobody knew of the poem from the first 2 lines.It finally occured to me to Google it and what do you know. As a child my mom recited this poem to me every night going back 52 years. Every child should hear it. I’ll always love & cherish it.
Added by V.J. on Wed May 28 21:12:32 2008
I’ve loved this poem for over 42 years. I recite it to people all the time! On a whim I googled it and was amazed that I only had one word wrong – “strange” instead of hard. I still see grownup feet still passing by me in the street. I didn’t realize this was written by R.L. Stevenson, whom I’ve always loved to read.
Added by Annie on Sun Jul 27 15:39:53 2008
Don’t have a web page or the advanced technical expertise that you appear to have – I favour more towards art and literature but find the web a handy tool for lots of info. I remember reciting this poem when I took part in a local schools concert in Wardown Park, Luton, when I was 7 yrs old (1950). I thought of it recently when my 3yr old grandaughter complained about having to go to be when “it’s still morning”.
Added by Marian on Mon Dec 1 07:05:50 2008
Thank you for posting this, but there is a small error in your notes. Please notice that, according to the poem, “In winter I get up by night/And dress by yellow candle light.” Therefore the child in the illustration is dressing, not “starting to undress” as you suggest.
Added by Liam Quin on Thu Dec 4 16:54:07 2008
The poem continues, “In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.”
although I agree that one wouldn’t need a candle in the day, so you are right! Thanks!
Added by John on Fri Jun 12 21:25:53 2009
I had to memorize and recite this poem in front of my second grade class at Tenacre Country Day School in Wellesley, MA.
I still remember it 40 years later! Sigh...