The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . And so he did, and as you 11 guess,He had a measure of in name alone, he yetTook in most every one he met. The first was Mister Wolf, who said, Your Majesty — ^^ Off with his head ! The angry monarch roared. *I am, I d have you know, a Woolly Lamb. Then Mistress Lamb, who, being heard, addressed him: ^^ Brother dear — ^^Odds cats ! the lion roared. ^^My word !Such insolence I never heard ! 90 His rage was a terrific sight (It almost spoiled his appetite). And so it went, until one day He met Sir Fox, who stopped to s
The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . And so he did, and as you 11 guess,He had a measure of in name alone, he yetTook in most every one he met. The first was Mister Wolf, who said, Your Majesty — ^^ Off with his head ! The angry monarch roared. *I am, I d have you know, a Woolly Lamb. Then Mistress Lamb, who, being heard, addressed him: ^^ Brother dear — ^^Odds cats ! the lion roared. ^^My word !Such insolence I never heard ! 90 His rage was a terrific sight (It almost spoiled his appetite). And so it went, until one day He met Sir Fox, who stopped to say (Keeping just far enough away, Yet in a casual, off-hand way. As if he did nH care a fig), *^ Good-morning to you, Thingumjig. To-day we think it infra dig^ To use such words as Thing um jig; But what is now a vulgar word In those days never had been heard. Sir Fox himself invented it This great emergency to fit. The King of Beasts, quite unpreparedFor this reception, simply Of course lie was not going to showThere was a word he did not bowed, and with his haughtiest airE-esumed his walk; but everywhereHe went his subjects, small and up the cry of followed him whereer he went ;He did nt dare his rage to it were a compliment ?His anger then would only showHere was a word he did not know !The only course for him t was clear,Was to pretend he did not And this he did until, at length,Long fasting so impaired his strength He gave his tour up in de-spair,Mid great rejoicing every-where.
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