John Leech and other papers

222 Horce Subsecivce.
up again, but again my anger burst forth at her biding
me get up.'
She begins thus loftily : —
' Death the righteous love to see,
But from it doth the wicked flee.'
Then suddenly breaks off (as if with laughter) —
• I am sure they fly as fast as their legs can carry them ! '
' There is a thing I love to see,
That is our monkey catch a flee.'
' I love in Isa's bed to lie,
Oh, such a joy and luxury !
The bottom of the bed I sleep,
And with great care within I creep ;
Oft I embrace her feet of lillys,
But she has goton all the pillys.
Her neck I never can embrace,
But I do hug her feet in place. '
How childish and yet how strong and free is her
use of words ! — ' I lay at the foot of the bed because
Isabella said I disturbed her by continial fighting
and kicking, but I was very dull, and continially at
work reading the Arabian Nights, which I could not
have done if I had slept at the top. I am reading
the Mysteries of Udolpho. I am much interested in
the fate of poor, poor Emily.'
Here is one of her swains —
' Very soft and white his cheeks,
His hair is red, and grey his breeks ;
His tooth is like the daisy fair,
His only fault is in his hair.'