Often given under the title Young and Old, the above poem appear at the end of Chapter II of Kingsley's The Water Babies
Heres a virtual movie of the English poet novelist Darwinist scientist social reformer and theologian Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875) reading his much loved poem "Young and Old" from his popular childrens novel of 1862 "Water Babies" The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862--1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its