The Pond: An Idyl of Boyhood
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Boys only clad in Nature's garb and prone In her engulfing element seem one With Nature's self, and in her fond embrace Instinctively take on her agile grace — The grace by Nature to perfection bred In swan and serpent, fish and quadruped ; But on two feet, well clothed, on speedy skates, Subduing Nature to their own dictates.
Boys seem like men, not higher vertebrates ; And boy and girl together put on ice Will heep^ — I can assure the most precise.
13 f.
So thought we all, and so we coasted, ...skated.
As merry mates, being ever ani-mated With a due sense of what was really fitting, Even though we had no chaperon with her knitting.
Some girls could skate, and in the games we played.
Not seldom boys were captured by a maid ; And any girl who couldn't skate, but would, Found gallant aid until she really could.
But being told she couldn't, understood.
Nor would decline such aid, no longer needed.
Nor precious growth in self-reliance heeded.
Trusting, no doubt, the law of compensation Which in such cases works to admiration.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Boys only clad in Nature's garb and prone In her engulfing element seem one With Nature's self, and in her fond embrace Instinctively take on her agile grace — The grace by Nature to perfection bred In swan and serpent, fish and quadruped ; But on two feet, well clothed, on speedy skates, Subduing Nature to their own dictates.
Boys seem like men, not higher vertebrates ; And boy and girl together put on ice Will heep^ — I can assure the most precise.
13 f.
So thought we all, and so we coasted, ...skated.
As merry mates, being ever ani-mated With a due sense of what was really fitting, Even though we had no chaperon with her knitting.
Some girls could skate, and in the games we played.
Not seldom boys were captured by a maid ; And any girl who couldn't skate, but would, Found gallant aid until she really could.
But being told she couldn't, understood.
Nor would decline such aid, no longer needed.
Nor precious growth in self-reliance heeded.
Trusting, no doubt, the law of compensation Which in such cases works to admiration.
What to read after The Pond: An Idyl of Boyhood?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Houghton, William A. (William Addison), 1812-1891 to read onlineMoreLess
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