gleam-o'-the-murk's

Updated: May 10, 2025

If Gleam-o'-the-Murk's eyelid closed first the child would dream the dreams Gleam-o'-the-Murk brought it; if Frisk-and-Glitter's eyelid closed first, why, then, of course, the child dreamt the dreams Frisk-and-Glitter brought. It would be hard to conceive of an arrangement more amicable. "But suppose," suggested Sweet-One-Darling, "suppose both eyelids close at the same instant?

Eugene Field - Second Book of Tales