Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe-
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.

Eugene Field

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

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Topic

Sleep Adventure

Author

Eugene Field

Source

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

Medium

Poem

Genre

Children's literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1889 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Field, Eugene. Dutch Lullaby. 1889, I. 1.

Current Citation

Field, Eugene. Wynken, Blynken, & Nod. North-South Books, 1998, I. 1.

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