“He stands on a chimney, all soot below,
And shows the wind the way it must blow.”
“This is not quite accurate; for, strictly speaking——, but, as a poetical license, it may pass.”
Wig to the front.
Grietje Wanzer, on a Caterpillar.
“The little caterpillar, without fear,
Jumps round upon the trees, both far and near.”
“Descriptive poetry. There is a certain boldness in the idea of the caterpillar fearlessly jumping about.”
Wig at rest.
Leendert Snelleman, on Spring.