ONE afternoon, as Joseph West, The boy who learnt his lesson best, Was trying how his whip would crack, By chance hit Headstrong on the back. Enraged, he flew, and gave poor Joe With all his might a sudden blow: Nor would he listen to one word, When Joe endeavoured to be heard. Joe, finding him resolved to fight, For what was accidental quite, Although he never fought before, Beat Headstrong till he'd have no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOMING BRAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LOVELIGHT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE CRESCENT MOON by AMY LOWELL SAINT PATRICK by EDWIN MARKHAM CHARLOTTE CORDAY (REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, JULY 17, 1793) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: PAULINE BARRETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |