d the Pond, one day, Why do you flow so fast away ? Sultry June is hastening on, And then your water will all be gone. Nay, my friend, the Brook replied, Do not thus my conduct chide ;Shall I rather hoard than give?Better die than useless live. Summer came, and blazing JuneDried the selfish Pond… … canthe pane. Here I ve been tapping outside to yon; Why do nt you come, if you re there ?The scuttles are shut, or I d dash right in, And stream down the attic stair. Ive washed the windows, Ive spattered the blinds,And that is not half I have done : HOME SONGS. 131 I bounced on the steps and…
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