Entered at midnight through a crack,
And rested from their tedious track.
"Now," said the city mouse, "I'll show
What kind of fare I've brought you to:"
On which he led the rustic mice
Into a larder, snug and nice,
Where ev'ry thing a mouse could relish,
Did ev'ry shelf and nook embellish.
"Now is not this to be preferr'd
To your green peas?" "Upon my word,