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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MR. WREN, MY VALENTINE SIX YEAR OLD, by JANE (WISEMAN) HOLT
First Line: Since the good bishop left his name
Last Line: As my charming valentine?
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
First Line: Since the good bishop left his name
Last Line: As my charming valentine?
Subject(s): Children; Childhood
SINCE the good Bishop left his name,
And men and maids kept up his fame,
Since birds in honour of his day
Married and went no more astray,
No she could boast a Valentine
Lovely and innocent as mine:
He has such a charming face,
A form so faultless, such a grace,
That, with some wax or silken strings
Fasten but on a pair of wings,
Poets and painters would mistake
And him for very Cupid take.
Then he has wit at will, and can
Pose the wisest, learned'st man:
Artful as Cowper he can plead,
And he can bow with any reed.
Oh! whene'er you'll be as good
As, if you pleased and tried, you could;
All fretful, childish tears give o'er,
And love your book a little more;
Cheerful and still at dinner sit,
Renowned for manners as for wit;
And softly round the chamber creep,
When your grandpapa's asleep:
Where could be found a youth so fine
As my charming Valentine?
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