. Rhymes and jingles .. . COME OUT, LITTLE GIRL, 232 RHYMES AND JINGLES. MASTER TREMBLES ADVENTURE. As soon as I take my degree As a classical scholar perfected,No sharp politician I 11 be, Asking favors of all the learned profession my plan, Nor trade, till my courage is blunter;For surely, deny it who can ? The greatest of men is the hunter!. Theres Cummings the bold lion-tamer,And fearless, undaunted Gerard, And Baldwin, by tigers made lamer,And Speke with his camelopard. MASTER TREMBLES ADVENTURE. 233 And one of those days twill be Tremble,—Most famous of all, I 11 be bound, — T
. Rhymes and jingles .. . COME OUT, LITTLE GIRL, 232 RHYMES AND JINGLES. MASTER TREMBLES ADVENTURE. As soon as I take my degree As a classical scholar perfected,No sharp politician I 11 be, Asking favors of all the learned profession my plan, Nor trade, till my courage is blunter;For surely, deny it who can ? The greatest of men is the hunter!. Theres Cummings the bold lion-tamer,And fearless, undaunted Gerard, And Baldwin, by tigers made lamer,And Speke with his camelopard. MASTER TREMBLES ADVENTURE. 233 And one of those days twill be Tremble,—Most famous of all, I 11 be bound, — The great lion-crusher, young Tremble,None equal to him the world round. Already, I ve tested my mettle : No cat but will flee at my tread ;And let a mosquito but settle And nip me — that instant hes dead!Know also that only this morning A terrible peril I met,While taking a ramble — no warning — (That hour shall I ever forget ?) I was longing at heart for a rifle, And a chance for some wonderful shot(A lion seemed then a mere trifle, I would rather encounter than not),When, presto ! a horrible creature Came buzzing and diving at me,Aiming straight at my favorite feature — A horrible, black bumble-bee! A horrible black humble bumble, Bound straight for my beautiful nose;For an instant (I 11 own) I did tumble, But quickly in majesty rose
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