Beautiful Extract

"There's something in a noble boy,

  A brave, free hearted, careless one,

With his unchecked, unbidden joy,

  His dread of books, and love of  fun,

And in his clear and ready smile,

  Unshaded by a thought of guile,

And unrepressed by sadness-

  Which brings me to my childhood back,

As if I trod its very track,

  And felt its very gladness."