Juvenile Sports; or, Youth's Pastimes

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 50817 *** Transcriber’s Note: Italic text is represented by underscores surrounding the _text_. Superscript text is represented by a preceding caret character, e.g. the d in Col^d. Missing periods added at the end of stanzas, otherwise punctuation and spelling left as in the original. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JUVENILE SPORTS _OR_ YOUTH’S PASTIMES _Embellished with Col^d. Engra^s._ Price Sixpence. [Illustration] London _Pub. by R. Miller, 24 Old Fish S. Doctors Com^s._ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration] Would you either skate, or slide, Ever Oh! of falls beware, Pain often, stands by pleasures side Broken heads, are skaiters fare. [Illustration] The Bear is in a surly mood, I, should not like him in a wood, Then buffet him, if you advance, But mind, this knot, shall make you dance. [Illustration] Come, trundle now your Hoops, my boys, And drive them quick along, While each his favorite sport enjoys, Amidst the jovial throng. [Illustration] The little Vessel spreads all sail, Swift wafted by the gentle gale, And as she glides along the stream, Their eager eyes, with pleasure beam. [Illustration] High bounding like the nimble deer At Leapfrog, blithesome boys appear While health gives vigour to the frame And fits them for the active game. [Illustration] With bat and trap, the Youth’s agre’d To send the ball abroad with speed, While eager with his open hands, To catch him out, his playmate stands. [Illustration] This Boy with spirit, whips his top, And makes it circling, spin and hop, Then out of breath, he sits awhile, To rest him from the pleasing toil. [Illustration] The Kite majestic soars on high, In various gambols, thro’ the sky, Deck’d out with stars and colors gay, Upon the schoolboys holiday. [Illustration] The time for playing Top is in, By Proclamation, let them spin, To drive the counter, to its bound, Upon the smooth enamell’d ground. [Illustration] The Pins in even order stand, Like ranks of soldiers, in a band, And many a Youth before his prime, Is fell’d, by that arch bowler—Time. [Illustration] Now each regardless of a fall, With crooked stick, oft strikes the ball, Which o’er the icy surface flies, The adventr’us game, with ardour plies. End of Project Gutenberg's Juvenile Sports or Youth's Pastimes, by Anonymous *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 50817 ***