Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
IsidorFlorence Ripley Mastin
From “School Room Sketches”
T
Was gnomed with naughtiness!
His nickname was “The Sprat,”
His size was even less.
So dirty and so bad,
Just once I found your heart
And there were aches in there;
Yet still you play your part,
Elfish and debonair.