SONNET.
Allegory—A moral vehicle.—DICTIONARY.
I had a Gig-Horse, and I called him Pleasure,Because on Sundays, for a little jaunt,He was so fast and showy, quite a treasure;Although he sometimes kicked, and spied aslant.I had a Chaise, and christened it Enjoyment,With yellow body, and the wheels of red,Because ’twas only used for one employment,Namely, to go wherever Pleasure led.I had a wife, her nickname was Delight;A son called Frolic, who was never still:Alas! how often dark succeeds to bright!Delight was thrown, and Frolic had a spill,Enjoyment was upset and shattered quite,And Pleasure fell a splitter onPaine’s Hill!
I had a Gig-Horse, and I called him Pleasure,Because on Sundays, for a little jaunt,He was so fast and showy, quite a treasure;Although he sometimes kicked, and spied aslant.I had a Chaise, and christened it Enjoyment,With yellow body, and the wheels of red,Because ’twas only used for one employment,Namely, to go wherever Pleasure led.I had a wife, her nickname was Delight;A son called Frolic, who was never still:Alas! how often dark succeeds to bright!Delight was thrown, and Frolic had a spill,Enjoyment was upset and shattered quite,And Pleasure fell a splitter onPaine’s Hill!
I had a Gig-Horse, and I called him Pleasure,
Because on Sundays, for a little jaunt,
He was so fast and showy, quite a treasure;
Although he sometimes kicked, and spied aslant.
I had a Chaise, and christened it Enjoyment,
With yellow body, and the wheels of red,
Because ’twas only used for one employment,
Namely, to go wherever Pleasure led.
I had a wife, her nickname was Delight;
A son called Frolic, who was never still:
Alas! how often dark succeeds to bright!
Delight was thrown, and Frolic had a spill,
Enjoyment was upset and shattered quite,
And Pleasure fell a splitter onPaine’s Hill!