From thy poor tongue no accents come,

Which can but rub thy toothless gum:

Small understanding boasts thy face;

Thy shapeless limbs nor step nor grace:

A few short words thy feats may tell;

And yet I love thee well.

When wakes the sudden bitter shriek,

And redder swells thy little cheek;

When rattled keys thy woes beguile,

And through thine eyelids gleams the smile;