Who would not smile if such a man there be? Oh, blest beyond the common lot are they, Oh, friend, may each domestic joy be thine, On sights like these, should length of days attend, Blest with your young retainers, and your Queen. 129 YOUNG ENGLAND. THE times still "grow to something strange"; We rap and turn the tables; We fire our guns at awful range; We lay Atlantic cables; We bore the hills, we bridge the seas- To me 'tis better far To sit before my fire at ease, We start gigantic bubble schemes,- I dawdle to my club at ease, We pickle peas, we lock up sound, We run our railways underground, I wander down Pall Mall at ease, Some strive to get a post or place, Or after wealth or pleasure race, Or any notoriety; Or snatch at titles or degrees, At ribbon, cross, or star: I elevate my limbs at ease, And smoke a mild cigar. Some people strive for manhood right Or temperance demonstrations: I gently smile at things like these, I sit in my arm-chair at ease, They say young ladies all demand I can't afford such things as these, To sip my claret at my ease, It may be proper one should take It may be very right to make A choice of some vocation; With such remarks one quite agrees, So sensible they are: I much prefer to take my ease, They say our morals are so so, That honour lost with grace and ease Rank heresy is fresh and green, E'en womenkind have caught it; I read the last review at ease, Some folks who make a fearful fuss, At any rate there's time with ease It may be there is something true; AN OLDE LYRIC. I. Он, saw ye my own true love, I praye, For the flowers have lightly toss'd awaye The prynte of her faery feete. Now, how can we telle if she passed us bye? Like sloes are her eyes, or blue as the skies? Is't braided her haire or free? II. Oh, never by outward looke or signe, My true love shall ye knowe; There be many as fayre, and many as fyne, And many as brighte to showe. But if ye coude looke with angel's eyes, Which into the soule can see, She then would be seene as the matchless Queene Of Love and of Puritie. |