THE FIRST TOOTH. THERE was a baby, he sat on my knee, With a pearl in his mouth that was precious to me, His little dark mouth like a cave of the sea! I said to my heart, "And my jewel is bright! He blooms like a primrose! he shines like a light!” Lilliput Levee. O February 28th. LITTLE SHOES. THOSE little, those little blue shoes, Those shoes that no little feet use; O the price were high, That those shoes would buy, For they hold the small shape of feet They've ceased from their totter so sweet! Bennett. O February 29th. LITTLE MAUD. WHERE is our dainty, our darling, Where is the voice on the stair-way, Where is the voice in the hall? Where is our dainty, our darling, Little Maud? T. B. Aldrich. M March 1st. MARCH, ARCH, ha! he comes like March of old, A blustering cordial friend, and bold! He calls the peasant to his toil, And trims with him the wholesome soil. Its increase is of heaven alone. Anon. March 20. DIRTY JACK. HERE was one little Jack, not very long back, THERE And 'tis said, to his lasting disgrace, That he never was seen with his hands at all clean, His friends were much hurt, to see so much dirt, But all was in vain, he was dirty again, Before they had done it an hour. Jane Taylor. |