METAMORPHOSIS. 



And tlie very little baby, 



And the grave and noble Percy, 



Haply to be crowned with mitre, 



Arcliepiscopal hereafter. 



Ah ! how little can'st thou fathom 



A fond father's high aspirings. 



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n. 



METAMORPHOSIS. 



Would that I could skip this lesson, - 



Laura ; well T know 'tis tiresome 



For a child like thee to listen 



To a tale in learned language 



That were better told in English, 



If I knew but how to do it. 



But the words that I must teach thee 



Have as yet no good translations. 



No equivalents in English, 



Or I'd very gladly use them. 



I have told thee of the egg state. 



