CHILD SNODKYNS.

CHILDE SNODKYNS hath taen uppe hys cane of price,

Hys Englishhe hatte besyde,

And hyed hym hence to the Avenue,

All on an eventyde.

He has given the twirl of a Vandyke twiste

To hys fainte displaye ofdowne,

Porte chucks and Muckyres of lowe degree

All tremble atte hys frowne.

All careless he walketh, a proof to smyles

A full half-mile or more,

When he is aware of a nut-brown mayd

That walketh on before.

All browne is her kirtle and eke her snoode,

And browne the clustering curls;

Full wel he knoweth the jaunty gait

Of the saucie Annexe girls.

Righte gladly he seeth the mayden droppe

A tinted billet-doux,

Eke timorous men hadde seized the chance

The lovely mayd to woo.

The wrapper of pynk with hys sweete contents

Soone has Childe Snodkyns seized,

And he straighte accosteth the nut-browne mayd,

Who looketh far from pleased.

Through her glasses she glared, and the mashyr's herte

Was filled with sore dismaye, -

It's a horrid paper in Calculus

I tried to throw away."

FEZ.