——:o:——
Strong and Sure.
Strong and sure were the skates she wore,
And a neat little hat on her head she bore;
But, oh! her grace, so wondrous that,
Beyond her skates, or her dainty hat.
“Lady! dost thou not fear to rink,
So hard is the ground should’st thou chance to sink?
Are Plimpton’s skates of so great renown
As not to be tempted to let you down?”