i can remember only a small sample. i too learnt it at school...28yrs ago
As by a crystal brooklet I wandered on my way,
among the gentle ripples I spied a trout at play.
and here and there he darted , as swift as swift could be,
was never a fish so lively and frolicsome as he .
As by a crystal brooklet,
I wandered on my way
Among the gentle ripples
I spied a trout at play
As here and there he darted
As swift as swift could be
Was never fish so lively
Nor frolicsome as he.
Was never fish so lively
Nor frolicsome as he.
But skillful was the angler
With cruel delight
He sullied all the crystal water
And hid the fish from sight
Alas, by that deception
The fish, the enticing bait, sought out
And I was left lamenting
The fate of that poor trout.
And I was left lamenting
The fate of that poor trout.
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