Earning in easy toil the food of frugal life.

“It was a group which Richter, had he viewed,

Might have deemed worthy of his perfect skill;

The keen impatience of the younger brood,

Their eager eyes and fingers never still;

The hope, the wonder, and the restless joy

Of those glad girls and that vociferous boy.

“The aged friend[12] serene with quiet smile,

Who in their pleasure finds her own delight;

The mother’s heart-felt happiness the while;