And find no new thing under the sun.

Once, in the beautiful long ago,

Some dear little children I used to know;

Girls who were merry as lambs at play,

And laughed and rollicked the livelong day.

They thought not at all of the “style” of their clothes;

They never imagined that boys were “beaus;”

“Other girls’ brothers” and “mates” were they,

Splendid fellows to help them play.

Where have they gone to? If you see