"AND DID THEY LEARN FRENCH AND GERMAN?"
"NO, MADAME, NOT A WORD!"
TO A SUMMER FLOWER.
Oh, lovely flower sent from afar,
Like sunlight to this world of ours,
What art thou but a golden star,
A priceless gem amongst the flowers?
Alas, all earthly things must die,
Thou, too, fair yellow flower must fade,