. The lays of a lawyer . shall the brightest of sunbeams delighted To play with your curls at bo-peepAll that day, till worn out they alighted, And in your two eyes fell asleep; Tis when others are hunting the coon, dear,The grouse and the partridge with zest; And in red and in gold and maroon, dear;The bushes and trees are all dressed; Yes, Autumns the time when the moon, dear^Impels me to love you the best. 30 A CUP OF TEA LITTLE note in Phyllishand,As plain as plain can be,Tis signed with herown signet, andIt is addressed to me. I stand and think what it can hold Of love or coquetr
. The lays of a lawyer . shall the brightest of sunbeams delighted To play with your curls at bo-peepAll that day, till worn out they alighted, And in your two eyes fell asleep; Tis when others are hunting the coon, dear,The grouse and the partridge with zest; And in red and in gold and maroon, dear;The bushes and trees are all dressed; Yes, Autumns the time when the moon, dear^Impels me to love you the best. 30 A CUP OF TEA LITTLE note in Phyllishand,As plain as plain can be,Tis signed with herown signet, andIt is addressed to me. I stand and think what it can hold Of love or coquetryUntil, my faint heart growing bold, I open it and see. Alas ! tis but a mere request To take a cup of teaAt five oclock, and meet her guest, ^ That charming girl. Miss B. A hundred more no doubt have learned Of that same cup of tea—Tis hard where Phyllis is concerned Just one per cent, to be! But though my hopes have gone pell-mell, Dissolved in mild Bohea,Ill go and drown my woes as well In flowing bowls of—tea. 31.
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