I was poor as a beggar,she knew it, But proud as a king through it all; Though it cost me two dollars to do it, I took little Meg to the ball.

Musica est mentis medicina moestae, a roaring-meg against melancholy, to rear and revive the languishing soul; [3470]"affecting not only the ears, but the very arteries, the vital and animal spirits, it erects the mind, and makes it nimble."

Why was there ever such a Meg as this?

Their daughter Jane seems to be a most valuable helper to both, but she too has a worn, anxious countenance, and I fear she may be getting less rest than her parents, as they have brought only one young nursemaid with them, and seem to depend on her and Meg for keeping the middle-sized children in order.

When Meg in Little Women prevails upon Laurie to take the pledge on her wedding-day, the delighted Jo beams her approval.

" [Hall, the taborer, mentioned in "Old Meg of Herefordshire," 1609.