Cross Looks.



Why, what a frightful face is this!
And what has happened, sir, amiss?
Come, let me wipe these tears away,
And see no more cross looks to-day.
  
If Kate did throw your blocks about,
She's very sorry, I've no doubt;
And here she stands to tell you so,
And build another house, I know.
  
No tears and crying here must be,
So have a pleasant smile for me.
There, that will do,--now run away,
And kindly with your sister play.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 413
Words 83
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

H P Nichols

H. P. Nichols was an American poet and author, active in the 1850s. more…

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