The Boys And The Apple-Tree

Ann Taylor 1782 (Islington) – 1866



As William and Thomas were walking one day,
They came by a fine orchard's side:
They would rather eat apples than spell, read, or play,
And Thomas to William then cried:

'O brother, look yonder! what clusters hang there!
I'll try and climb over the wall:
I must have an apple; I will have a pear;
Although it should cost me a fall!'

Said William to Thomas, 'To steal is a sin,
Mamma has oft told this to thee:
I never have stolen, nor will I begin,
So the apples may hang on the tree. '

'You are a good boy, as you ever have been,'
Said Thomas, 'let's walk on, my lad:
We'll call on our schoolfellow, Benjamin Green,
Who to see us I know will be glad.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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135

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF EGXG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 659
Words 133
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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