Lucas, Edward V.: Swollen-headed William: after the German (London, 1915)

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One step more! Oh, sad
to tell!
Headlong in poor Willy
fell;
And the fishes were so
glad,
And they chipped the
foolish lad:
“ Silly little Willy, look,
You have lost your copy-
book.”

Still with head as high as ever,
Willy walked beside the river;
Still intent on his Ally
(As he thought Him) in the sky;
Still convinced that all he thought,
Dreamed of, wished for, said 01 wrought
Had the Heavenly approbation
(Worthy of more decoration).
So he strode on, only think!
To the river’s very brink,
Where the bank was high and steep
And the water very deep;
And the fishes in a row,
Laughed and said, “ I told you so.”


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