Speak roughly to your little boy, And beat him when he sneezes; He only does it to annoy, Because he knows it teases. I speak severely to my boy, I beat him when he sneezes; For he can thoroughly enjoy The pepper when he pleases! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ALPINE DESCENT by SAMUEL ROGERS PSALM 143 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE COLLEGE GARDEN; IN 1917 by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE by FRANK GELETT BURGESS THROUGH THE TELESCOPE by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE TO A YOUNG LADY ON HER RECOVERY FROM A FEVER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |