“A group of children trotting[1243] off to school,
While two[1244] amongst the rest, a boy and girl,
Go hand in hand, and prattle as they go,
Then fondly kiss and part, till, school-time o’er,
They meet and kiss again, and hand in hand
Return to home,[1245] recounting all they’ve learnt.
Anon they paddle in the rippling brook,[1246]
Their merry voices striving to out-do
The babble of the water ’neath their feet;