Mostchildrenlovejinglingrhymes，andoneneednotbeaborngeniustoimprovisearhymingcoupletonanoccasion。
Itisquitecertainthatinnothingintheseearlypoemicules，insuchatleastashavebeenpreservedwithoutthepoet’sknowledgeandagainsthiswill，isthereanythingofgenuinepromise。
Hundredsofyoungstershavewrittenasgood，orbetter，OdestotheMoon，StanzasonaFavouriteCanary，LinesonaButterfly。
Whatismuchmoretothepointis，thatattheageofeighthewasablenotonlytoread，buttotakedelightinPope’stranslationofHomer。
Heusedtogoaboutdeclaimingcertaincoupletswithanairofintenseearnestnesshighlydivertingtothosewhooverheardhim。