Отличный пример того, как можно весело и вместе с тем полезно провести последние уроки иностранного языка.
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
A frosty, fiery sleepy-head;
Blinks but an hour or two; and then,
A blood-red orange, set again.
Before the stars have left the skies,
At morning in the dark I rize;
And shivering in my nakedness,
By the cold candle, bathe and dress.
close by te jolly fire I sit
To warm my frozen bones a bit;
Or, with a reindeer sled, explore
The colder countries round the door.
When, to go out, my nurse doth wrap
Me in my comforter and cap;
The cold wind burns my face, and blows
Its frosty pepper up my nose.
Black are my steps on silver sod;
Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;
And tree and house, and hill and lake,
Are frosted like a wedding-cake.
R.Stevenson
