Kings and Queens of England with Other Poems — An Acrostic

AN ACROSTIC.

Merry, merry little child, Active, playful, sometimes wild;

Rosy cheeks, and ringlets rare, Glossy black, with eyes compare.

_All, all_ these belong to thee, Right pleasant little Margerie.

Every good, dear child, be given Thee on earth, and rest in heaven.

But who thy future lot can see?

All, _every_ page is hid from me;

Xtended through eternity, Thy life so late begun will be.

Earnest seek to know the truth, Remember God in early youth;

When in his sacred courts thou art, Engage in worship thy _whole heart_;

Listen to what the preacher says, Listen to prayers, and list to praise, In nothing see thou dost offend, Nor fail the Sabbath _well_ to spend.

Give to thy parents honor due, Thy sisters love, and brothers too;

Oh!

good and happy mayst thou be, Now and ever, Margerie.