The Chief Defect of Henry King Was chewing little bits of String. At last he swallowed some which tied Itself in ugly Knots inside. Physicians of the Utmost Fame Were called at once; but when they came They answered, as they took their Fees, There is no Cure for this Disease. Henry will very soon be dead.'' His Parents stood about his Bed Lamenting his Untimely Death, When Henry, with his Latest Breath, Cried, "Oh, my Friends, be warned by me, That Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, and Tea Are all the Human Frame requires...'' With that, the Wretched Child expires. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TERRIBLE SONNETS: 3 by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS FROM THE ANTIQUE (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE THREE ENEMIES by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO A FATHER, ON THE DEATH OF HIS ONLY CHILD by BERNARD BARTON |