34 TO THE MOON. O, sister, arise, O, sister, be wise, The sun cries out shame as he goes through the skies. TO THE MOON. Written by a little Boy, on his Writing-Master saying that he and the rest of his Pupils should remain at their Tasks till Moonlight, as a Punishment for Idleness. MOON, O moon! O yellow moon! For our writing-master said, Moon, O moon! O yellow moon! Harriet, give another glance, Lucy, see that watery cloud : "Come back!" calls out a voice so loud! "Twas the master! dreadful man! In his hand a slim ratan Wav'd to and fro: while many a look Was settled on the ciphering book. "Take five from eighteen-don't you hear; Come back, Miss Henrietta dear, You are the best of all the group, Hold up your head, you must not stoop." At length the wish'd-for moon was seen Now it lit the stream; and now THE ABBEY OF CLOMINES. I NEVER saw so sweet a scene 36 THE ABBEY OF CLOMINES. Where yon dark row of leafy pines And by this abbey's tottering walls Runs down the field, then turns and winds "O dear, how nice my little boat "I know he is a cross old man : "O, dear mamma, do let me go; Mamma gave leave; so did papa: TOL DE ROL. TOL de rol, trip away, tol de rol, tol de rol, With our tol de rol tol. Hands across-back again-set, now corners and sides; O dear, how we'll laugh at our comical strides ! And old Peter, hobbling, and shouldering his staff; Ha, ha! O, no wonder indeed we should laugh! Tol de rol, trip away, tol de rol, tol de rol, With our tol de rol tol. Old Peter will play on the jew's-harp a tune, Tol de rol, trip away, tol de rol, tol de rol, With our tol de rol tol. D 38 THE LITTLE BOAT. "I'm shock'd!" says mamma: pray, what's this I hear? Such freedom with servants!-O), never, my dear: Leave Peter and Molly to dance by themselves, And come to your books, you nonsensical elves." THE LITTLE BOAT. FLOATING down the little stream Did you see its pretty sail O papa! come here! come here! See the stern, and see the prow! See, papa! look now! look now! See, Maria! here, look! look! Your hand! your hand! quick! leap the brook! |