The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott Edited by his Son Edwin Elliott ... A New and Revised Edition: Two Volumes |
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SATURDAY.
To-morrow will be Sunday, Ann—
Get up, my child, with me;
Thy father rose at four o'clock
To toil for me and thee.
Get up, my child, with me;
Thy father rose at four o'clock
To toil for me and thee.
The fine folks use the plate he makes,
And praise it when they dine;
For John has taste—so we'll be neat,
Altho' we can't be fine.
And praise it when they dine;
For John has taste—so we'll be neat,
Altho' we can't be fine.
Then let us shake the carpet well,
And wash and scour the floor,
And hang the weather-glass he made
Beside the cupboard door.
And wash and scour the floor,
And hang the weather-glass he made
Beside the cupboard door.
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And polish thou the grate, my love;
I'll mend the sofa arm;
The autumn winds blow damp and chill;
And John loves to be warm.
I'll mend the sofa arm;
The autumn winds blow damp and chill;
And John loves to be warm.
And bring the new white curtain out,
And string the pink tape on—
Mechanics should be neat and clean:
And I'll take heed for John.
And string the pink tape on—
Mechanics should be neat and clean:
And I'll take heed for John.
And brush the little table, child,
And fetch the ancient books—
John loves to read; and, when he reads,
How like a king he looks!
And fetch the ancient books—
John loves to read; and, when he reads,
How like a king he looks!
And fill the music-glasses up
With water fresh and clear;
To-morrow, when he sings and plays,
The street will stop to hear.
With water fresh and clear;
To-morrow, when he sings and plays,
The street will stop to hear.
And throw the dead flowers from the vase,
And rub it till it glows;
For in the leafless garden yet
He'll find a winter rose.
And rub it till it glows;
For in the leafless garden yet
He'll find a winter rose.
And lichen from the wood he'll bring,
And mosses from the dell;
And from the sheltered stubble-field,
The scarlet pimpernell.
And mosses from the dell;
And from the sheltered stubble-field,
The scarlet pimpernell.
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