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To The Grasshopper And The Cricket

By James Henry Leigh Hunt

Topics: classic

Green little vaulter in the sunny grass, Catching your heart up at the feel of June, Sole voice that's heard amidst the lazy noon, When even the bees lag at the summoning brass; And you, warm little housekeeper, who class With those who think the candles come too soon, Loving the fire, and with your tricksome tune Nick the glad silent moments as they pass; Oh sweet and tiny cousins, that belong One to the fields, the other to the hearth, Both have your sunshine; both, though small, are strong At your clear hearts; and both were sent on earth To sing in thoughtful ears this natural song: Indoors and out, summer and winter,--Mirth.

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James Henry Leigh Hunt

About James Henry Leigh Hunt

Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) was an English critic, essayist, and poet who championed the Romantics. His poems "Jenny Kissed Me" and "Abou Ben Adhem" are among the most quoted short poems in English, and his literary criticism helped shape the Romantic movement.

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