I know a little lady -- such a very stately dame! She's queen of all the lassies, and Elizabeth's her name. I also know a damsel made to romp with and caress; So I keep a welcome ready for my darling little Bess. And mother shows me working, just as quiet as a mouse, A pleasant little girl named Beth, the helper of the house. And sister shows me Lizzie, who goes with her to school, Who sometimes gets a lesson, and sometimes breaks a rule. I'm acquainted with another child I'd rather never see; For this young girl, named Betsey, is as cross as she can be. Now, would you ever guess it? These five are but the same Kaleidoscopic lassie! And Elizabeth's her name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PINES AND THE SEA by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH THE CHOIR INVISIBLE by MARY ANN EVANS WHEN THE SULTAN GOES TO ISPAHAN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TO THE DEAD FAVOURITE OF LIU CH'E by DJUNA BARNES PIETRO ARETINO by LUCIUS MORRIS BEEBE LOVE AND LANGUAGE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE SCEPTIC by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |