The Land of Counterpane![](data:image/jpeg;base64,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When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go,
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bedclothes, through the hills;
And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets;
Or brought my trees and houses out,
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill,
And sees before him, dale and plain,
The pleasant land of counterpane.