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..... . .. M. "When Man, A Frail And Hel...
Lo ! there a form of sylphide grace Bounding playfully from , sight ;
One with a smiling , angel-face , And a neck of purest white ,
"Veiled in ringlets golden bright , Airy , gleesome as a fawn : —
Casting light upon our dawn , Like a sunbeam , flits the sprite !
Companion in our sports and books , Sister ! thou art always near
;—Homping now in fairy nooks , Hark I thy ringing laugh we hear ,
Merry , musical , and clear , Echoing gaily through the air .
Hide , whoop ! hide , whoop ! floats the cry O ' er the green sward mockingly !
Saucy , taunting girl , beware ! We will seek and catch you' there !
See ! with serious gait and looks , _DSText to study we repair :-
—Whether on lessons bent , or jokes , Glide we down youth ' s placid brooks , —
Zealous partners everywhere ! Should some vulgar boor attack
With coward-blows her darling friend ; Or with language harsh off end
His gallant temper , and disturb The even tenor of his
track"Us a sister tries to curb , With her mild , melodious voice ,
The insolence which so annoys , Or drives the base assailant back , —
And twining round her brother ' s waist , With words appropriately placed ,
Affords his wounded feelings balm , And soon restores their wonted calm !
Sitting by , when pallid lies Sickness in its fitful
sleep—Lightly at his call she flies , If he should essay to rise ;
And avoids his gaze to weep That such vigils she must keep !
Not that in her work of love , She can weary grow , and faint : —
_3 _STo , her moistened eyelids prove There will issue no complaint
English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1863, page 376, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081863/page/16/