Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty !
But to go to school in a summer morn, O! It drives all joy away; Under a cruel eye outworn, The little ones spend the day In sighing and dismay.
The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar's laurel crown.
He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.
O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou may'st rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe; And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruit and flowers.