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A Boy's Song
James Hogg
About James Hogg
James Hogg (1770-1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist. His famous works are The Queen's Wake, Jacoblite Reliques, The Three Perils of Man and The Three Perils of Woman. He spent most of his youth as a Shepherd and was mostly self-educated. Hogg's talent was discovered by Sir Walter Scott who helped to get his works published.
Where the pools are bright and deep,
Where the grey trout lies asleep,,
Up the river and o'er the lea,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the blackbird sings the latest.
Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest,
Where the nestlings chirp and flee,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the mowers mow the cleanest,
Where the hay lies thick and greenest,
There to trace the homeward bee,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Where the hazel bank is steepest,
Where the shadow falls the deepest,
Where the clustering nuts fall free,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Why the boys should drive away
Little sweet maidens from the play,
Or love to banter and fight so well,
That's the thing I never could tell.
But this I know, I love to play,
Through the meadow, among the hay;
Up the water and o'er the lea,
That's the way for Billy and me.
Available Answers
- 1.
Which pool do the poet and his friend Billy like to visit?
- 2.
What does he like to see and hear in the woods?
- 3.
Why does he want to trace the path of the homeward bee?
- 4.
Where do the hazels grow? Why does he like to go there?
- 5.
What can't he understand about other boys?
- 6.
Where the blackbird sings the latest,
Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest,
Where the nestlings chirp and flee,- What does the poet mean by blackbird sings the latest?
- Why would the nestlings flee?
- Where do you thin the boys would find these places?
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