"A curious bud of uncertain blossom."
"The most extensive employer of female labor."
"That which increases the mother's toil, decreases the father's cash, and serves as an alarm clock to the neighbors."
"It's a sweet and tiny treasure."
"A torment and a tease,"
"It's an autocrat and anarchist,"
"Two awful things to please."
"It's a rest and peace disturber,"
"With little laughing ways,"
"It's a wailing human night alarm,"