THE LAY OF THE GRASSHOPPER.
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1. There was a grasshopper lived in a palm-tree,
Silver-voiced as a frog in June;
Was not pleas'd with his situation,
Thought he'd like to go to the moon.
Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . How shall I get there? oh! . . .
A hop and a skip and a flop and a flip, and over the clouds I'll go.
2. Up he went like a streak of lightning,
Lit on the moon like a thunderbolt.
Nought could he find but a man with a lantern,
Riding about on a pea-green colt.
Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . Why did I come here? oh! . . .
A fling and a swing and a flap of my wing,
And back to the earth I'll go.
3. Off he shot like a blazing rocket;
Down he came like a falling star.
What should he meet but a gay little goshawk,
Flying up from the earth so far.
Oh! Heigh-ho! . . . Poor little grasshopper, oh! . . .
A snap and a squeak in the bonny bird's beak,
And there was an end of him, oh!
Transcriber's Notes:
The title page and table of contents were created for this issue following the pattern from the 1877 issues.
Page 104, opening quote added ("Each cub would)
Page 128, "silver-voiced" was capitalized.