. St. Nicholas [serial] . Then ran theminister,and fat,In a little gold filletinstead of a hat,And a lot of gold tas-sels and fringeand all that,And a dozen proud nobles behind him;And down on the wondering fisher theypounced,And the fish from his basket they speedilybounced, THEN ran the prime MINISTER, FLORIDAND FAT. 7i8 THE FISHER-BOY OF THE EUPHRATES. [June, And bore him away,Never stopping to say By your leave ! for his Majestys humor thatdayMade it wise very promptly to mind him. In state on his throne with its purple-fringed tent(For he carried one with him wherever hewent),And its cush
. St. Nicholas [serial] . Then ran theminister,and fat,In a little gold filletinstead of a hat,And a lot of gold tas-sels and fringeand all that,And a dozen proud nobles behind him;And down on the wondering fisher theypounced,And the fish from his basket they speedilybounced, THEN ran the prime MINISTER, FLORIDAND FAT. 7i8 THE FISHER-BOY OF THE EUPHRATES. [June, And bore him away,Never stopping to say By your leave ! for his Majestys humor thatdayMade it wise very promptly to mind him. In state on his throne with its purple-fringed tent(For he carried one with him wherever hewent),And its cushions with gold interwoven,He sat, while Tiglates, a trifle abashedBy the splendor that round him, bewildering,flashed, Played a melody clear,And—you may think it queer! —Quite as sweet to an early Assyrian earAs the music of Bach or Beethoven. mmmM¥mm,. h /
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