"Now the "rosy morn appearing" Floods with light the dazzled heaven; And the schoolboy groans on hearing That eternal …"

"White is the wold, and ghostly The dank and leafless trees; And 'M's and 'N's are mostly Pronounced like 'B's and 'D'…"

"O Beer! O Hodgson, Guinness, Allsop, Bass! Names that should be on every infant's tongue! Shall days and months and y…"

"I sit alone at present, dreaming darkly of a Dun."

"I can not sing the old songs now! It is not that I deem them low; ’T is that I can’t remember how They go."

"O my own, my beautiful, my blue-eyed! To be young once more and bite my thumb At the world and all its cares with you…"

"The farmer’s daughter hath soft brown hair (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) And I met with a ballad, I can’t s…"

"’T was ever thus from childhood’s hour! My fondest hopes would not decay: I never loved a tree or flower Which was th…"

"Forever; ’t is a single word! Our rude forefathers deemed it two: Can you imagine so absurd A view?"

""Lest that by any means When I have preached to others I myself Should be a castaway." If some one now Would take tha…"