The Skipping RopeThis silly poem was first published in the edition of 1842, and was retained unaltered till 1851, when it was finally suppressed.Sure never yet was AntelopeCould skip so lightly by,Stand off, or else my skipping-ropeWill hit you in the eye.How lightly whirls the skipping-rope!How fairy-like you fly!Go, get you gone, you muse and mope—I hate that silly sigh.Nay, dearest, teach me how to hope,Or tell me how to die.There, take it, take my skipping-rope,And hang yourself thereby.
This silly poem was first published in the edition of 1842, and was retained unaltered till 1851, when it was finally suppressed.
Sure never yet was AntelopeCould skip so lightly by,Stand off, or else my skipping-ropeWill hit you in the eye.How lightly whirls the skipping-rope!How fairy-like you fly!Go, get you gone, you muse and mope—I hate that silly sigh.Nay, dearest, teach me how to hope,Or tell me how to die.There, take it, take my skipping-rope,And hang yourself thereby.