. The lays of a lawyer . TO CELIA REQUESTING A POEMBEFORE BREAKFAST H how for a poem at this time o dayCan you make een a laughing re-quest !Lo the Robin still sings his matu-tinal his hen has not yet left hernest, And the worth of its birthright appears to mysoul As slowly to life it awakesImmeasurably less than the price of a roll And a griddle of feathery cakes. No, I cannot compose till the earth has beenaired, And the birds have all taken their dips,*Till my maiden my coffee has deftly prepared, And the cup has been pressed to my lips. But I hope you wont find my refusal too gruff
. The lays of a lawyer . TO CELIA REQUESTING A POEMBEFORE BREAKFAST H how for a poem at this time o dayCan you make een a laughing re-quest !Lo the Robin still sings his matu-tinal his hen has not yet left hernest, And the worth of its birthright appears to mysoul As slowly to life it awakesImmeasurably less than the price of a roll And a griddle of feathery cakes. No, I cannot compose till the earth has beenaired, And the birds have all taken their dips,*Till my maiden my coffee has deftly prepared, And the cup has been pressed to my lips. But I hope you wont find my refusal too will learn this at least from my scroll. That the morning of day should be poem enoughFor a girl whos possessed of a soul. 80 A TRIOLET OU blush at my name Prefixed by a Madam —Sweet maidenly shameThus to blush 2Xyour Eve did the sameEre she was Mrs. shall blush/(?r my name Till you bear it, dear 8i TO PHYLLIS WITH A COPY OF LOCKERs LONDON LYRICS HE poet sings of other girls, Of other modes, and other fashions;His loves wore crinolines and curls,Had vapours too, and doubtless,passions. Tis plain he does not rhyme of you— I do it, in and out of season,—But, then, you see, he never knew ; And I have known—and thats the reason.
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