TO HIS SAVIOUR, A CHILD; A PRESENT BY A CHILD

Go pretty child, and bear this flower Unto thy little Saviour; And tell Him, by that bud now blown, He is the Rose of Sharon known: When thou hast said so, stick it there Upon his bib, or stomacher: And tell Him, (for good handsell too) That thou hast bought a whistle new, Made of a clean straight oaten reed, To charm His cries, (at time of need:) Tell Him, for coral, thou hast none; But if thou hadst, He should have one; But poor thou art, and known to be Even as moneyless as He. Lastly, if thou canst win a kiss From those mellifluous lips of His; Then never take a second on To spoil the first impression.