Traditional Childrens Nursery Songs Of England.

O, my dear Madam, you think Nursery Songs mere trash, not worth utterance or remembrance, and beneath the dignity of the " march of mind" of our days ! I would bow to your judgment, but you always talk so loud in the midst of a song; look grave at a joke—and the leaves of that copy of Words­worth's Poems, presented to you on your birth­day—I will not say how many years ago, still remain uncut. Facts like these, and others constantly occurring, prove that your ear cannot relish melody; and that poetry does not touch your feelings. Besides, you are still unmarried, and you say, I record it with regret, " you hate children." Doubtless you were never born a child yourself.