THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE CRICKET LEIGH HUNT REEN little vaulter in the sunny grass, Catching your heart up at the feet of June, With those who think the candles come too soon, One to the fields, the other to the hearth, Both have your sunshine; both, though small, are strong THE HOUSEKEEPER CHARLES LAMB THE frugal snail, with forecast of repose, Carries his house with him where'er he goes; Peeps out, and, if there comes a shower of rain, Retreats to his small domicile amain. Touch but a tip of him, a horn, 'tis well,- B THE SKYLARK JAMES HOGG IRD of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea! Emblem of happiness, Blest is thy dwelling-place Oh, to abide in the desert with thee! Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud; Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds the day, Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim, Musical cherub, soar, singing, away! Then, when the gloaming comes, Low in the heather blooms, Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love be! Emblem of happiness, Blest is thy dwelling-place – Oh, to abide in the desert with thee! W BOY'S SONG JAMES HOGG HERE the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river, and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the mowers mow the cleanest, Where the hazel bank is steepest, Why the boys should drive away But this I know I love to play, CHARLIE IS MY DARLING JAMES HOGG WAS on a Monday morning, JWA Right early in the year, That Charlie came to our town, And Charlie he's my darling, My darling, my darling, As Charlie he came up the gate, My darling, my darling, And ilka bonnie lassie sang, My darling, my darling, |