. The echo, with other poems. 37 Theyre very clever; but do what you will,Indians and rum, are rum and Indians still. From desart wastes a mighty Indian came,Robbd of an eye, blind Sam his royal name ;Brought to this Town,* in wampum richly gay,At balls he passd the night, at clubs the day;In crov/ds the ladies to his Leveef ran,All wishd to see, and touch, the tawny man,Happy were those who saw his stately stride,Thrice happy those who felt his naked school-boys, when a monkey comes in sight,Forsake their games, and chase him with delight,View with astonishment the stalking creature,S
. The echo, with other poems. 37 Theyre very clever; but do what you will,Indians and rum, are rum and Indians still. From desart wastes a mighty Indian came,Robbd of an eye, blind Sam his royal name ;Brought to this Town,* in wampum richly gay,At balls he passd the night, at clubs the day;In crov/ds the ladies to his Leveef ran,All wishd to see, and touch, the tawny man,Happy were those who saw his stately stride,Thrice happy those who felt his naked school-boys, when a monkey comes in sight,Forsake their games, and chase him with delight,View with astonishment the stalking creature,So sleek and pretty in a state of nature ;Thus sparkling belles the Indian flockd around,Charmd with his melting eye, his voices silver sound,And as the Cyclops graciously held upHis copper lips to give them all a sup,Some thought for very joy they should have died,Some thought they were bewitchd, and some beati-fied. All gracious heaven! can that high favoured isleWhere at my birth Creation tried to pigs and ram-ca
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