And where is the gentle school-mistress who teaches
The mothers and grannies their sweet baby speeches,
Their “lovies” and “dovies” and tender “coo-coos”
That the newest new pet understands in two twos?
Answers
ALAS! and alas! you may search through the city,
Yet ne’er find the shop where they sell things so pretty;
But I think it’s the angels from far, far away,
Teach the mothers and grannies the sweet things they say.