But the Boston maid smiles courteouslee,

And gently murmurs, “Oh, pardon me!

“I did not catch your remark, because

I was so entranced with that lovely vaws!”

Dies erit praegelida

Sinistra quum Bostonia.

A BOSTON LULLABY

Baby’s brain is tired of thinking

On the Wherefore and the Whence;

Baby’s precious eyes are blinking