—Eccleshall, Staffs. (Miss Burne).
On the carpet you shall kneel,
As the grass grows on the field;
Stand up straight upon your feet,
And tell me the one you love so sweet.
—— is married with a good child,
First with a girl and then with a boy;
Seven years after son and daughter,
Play with a couple and kiss together.
—Tean, North Staffs. (from a Monitor in the National School).
On the carpet you shall kneel,
As the grass grows in the field;
Stand up, stand up upon your feet,
And tell me whom you love so sweet.
Now you’re married I wish you joy,
First a girl, and then a boy;
Seven years after son and daughter,
Come, young couple, come kiss together.
—Middlesex (Miss Winfield).