Two girls discoverthe secret of lifein a sudden line ofpoetry
I who don't know thesecret wrotethe line
Theytold me(through a third person)they had found itbut not what it wasnot evenwhat line it was
No doubtby now, more than a weekl...
WO good little children, named Mary and Ann,
Both happily live, as good girls always can;
And though they are not either sullen or mute,
They seldom or never are heard to dispute
"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my lids and all is born again
(I think I made you up inside my head
)The stars go waltzing out in blue and red,
Two good little children, named Mary and Ann,
Both happily live, as good girls always can;
And though they are not either sullen or mute,
They seldom or never are heard to dispute
Grant me the moment, the lovely
That I may lean forth to
The other buds, the other blooms,
The other leaves on the tree:
With grief and mourning I sit to spin; My Love passed by, and he didn't come in; He passes by me, both day and night, And carries off my poor heart's delight
There is a tavern in yonder town, My Love goes there and he spends a crown; He takes...
What is it that makes little Emily cry
Come then, let mamma wipe the tear from her eye:
There — lay down your head on my bosom — that's right,
And now tell mamma what's the matter to-night
AT is it that makes little Emily cry
Come then, let mamma wipe the tear from her eye:
There–lay down your head on my bosom–that's right,
And now tell mamma what's the matter to-night
Who was there had seen us Wouldn't bid him run
Heavy lay between us All our sires had done
There he was, a-springing Of a pious race,
Setting hags a-swinging In a market-place;
We talked as Girls do —Fond, and late —We speculated fair, on every subject, but the Grave —Of ours, none affair —We handled Destinies, as cool —As we — Disposers — be —And God, a Quiet
To our Authority —But fondest, dwelt upon
As we eve...