. Book of the Royal blue . whichsoever he espiesHe tells the most unblushing lies. Whats more, (juoth he, I understand You re more than merely natty :I hear you sing to beat the band And Adelina , render with your li(]uid tongueA bit from Goetterdaemmerung. This subtle speech was aimed to pleaseThe crow, and it succeeded: He thought no bird in all the treesCould sing as well as he did ; In flattery completely doused He gave the Jewel Song from Faust. But gravitations law, of course, As Isaac Newton showed on the cheese its force, And elsewhere soon bestowed it:In
. Book of the Royal blue . whichsoever he espiesHe tells the most unblushing lies. Whats more, (juoth he, I understand You re more than merely natty :I hear you sing to beat the band And Adelina , render with your li(]uid tongueA bit from Goetterdaemmerung. This subtle speech was aimed to pleaseThe crow, and it succeeded: He thought no bird in all the treesCould sing as well as he did ; In flattery completely doused He gave the Jewel Song from Faust. But gravitations law, of course, As Isaac Newton showed on the cheese its force, And elsewhere soon bestowed it:In fact, there is no need to tellWhat happened when to earth it fell. I blush to add that when the bird Took in the situation,He said one brief, emphatic word, Unfit for fox was somewhat startled, butHe only sighed and answered, Tut! The moral is: A fox is bound To be a shameless also. When the cheese comes round, You know its after (what is only known to few)The fox is after dinner too !. ^ .4 ■S:v^i\^^ or . .IS*; -■■ ^^f^^fi|<-iv
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