A book for boys and girls or, Country Rhimes for Children. By J. B. [John Bunyan] |
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A book for boys and girls | ||
LXVII. Upon the Boy on his Hobby-horse.
Look how he swaggers, cocks his Hat and rides,
How on his Hobby-horse, himself he prides:
He looketh grim, and up his Head doth toss,
Says he'l ride over's with his Hobby-horse.
How on his Hobby-horse, himself he prides:
He looketh grim, and up his Head doth toss,
Says he'l ride over's with his Hobby-horse.
Comparison.
Some we see mounted upon the ConceitThat their Wit, Wealth, or Beauty is so great:
But few their Equals may with them compare,
Who yet more Godly, Wise, and Honest are.
Behold how huff, how big they look; how high
They lift their heads, as if they'd touch the Skie:
Nor will they count these things, for Christ, a loss,
So long as they do ride this Hobby-horse.
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