. Book of the Royal blue . THE FOX AND THE RAVEN. BY GUV ttETMORF. CARRYL, IN HARPERS ROUND old fable retold. A RAVEN sat upon a tree,■£*■ And not a word he spoke, forHis beak contained a piece of Brie. Or maybe it was Roquefort:We 11 make it any kind you please —At all events, it was a cheese. Beneath the trees umbrageous limb A hungry fox sat smiling;He saw the raven watching him, And spoke in words beguiling:Jadmire, dit-il. ton beau plumage. (The which was simply persiflage.) Two things there are, no doubt you know. To which a fox is used:A rooster who is bound to crow, A crow wh
. Book of the Royal blue . THE FOX AND THE RAVEN. BY GUV ttETMORF. CARRYL, IN HARPERS ROUND old fable retold. A RAVEN sat upon a tree,■£*■ And not a word he spoke, forHis beak contained a piece of Brie. Or maybe it was Roquefort:We 11 make it any kind you please —At all events, it was a cheese. Beneath the trees umbrageous limb A hungry fox sat smiling;He saw the raven watching him, And spoke in words beguiling:Jadmire, dit-il. ton beau plumage. (The which was simply persiflage.) Two things there are, no doubt you know. To which a fox is used:A rooster who is bound to crow, A crow who s bound to whichsoever he espiesHe tells the most unblushing lies. Whats more, quoth he, I understand You re more than merely natty ;I hear you sing to beat the band And Adelina , render with your liquid 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 do
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