Rhyme? and reason? . at—?So the Baker advised it—and next, to insure Its Ufe in some Office of note : This the Banker suggested, and offered for hire (On moderate terms), or for sale,Two excellent Policies, one Against Fire, And one Against Damage From Hail. Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by,The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. ]fit tbc Secon^, THE BELLMANS SPEECH. The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies^Such a carriage, such ease and such grace ! Such solemnity, too ! One could see he was wise,The moment one lo
Rhyme? and reason? . at—?So the Baker advised it—and next, to insure Its Ufe in some Office of note : This the Banker suggested, and offered for hire (On moderate terms), or for sale,Two excellent Policies, one Against Fire, And one Against Damage From Hail. Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by,The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. ]fit tbc Secon^, THE BELLMANS SPEECH. The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies^Such a carriage, such ease and such grace ! Such solemnity, too ! One could see he was wise,The moment one looked in his face ! He had bought a large map representing the sea, Without the least vestige of land :And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be A map they could all understand. Whais the good of Mercators North Poles and Equators Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?So the Bellman would cry: and the crew would reply They are merely conventional signs ! THE BELLMANS SPEECH. ^^Z LATITUDE NORTH EQUATOR. iicale of Miles. OCEAN-CHART. 144 THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK. Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes! But weve got our brave Captain to thank (So tlie crew would protest) that hes bought 7:sthe best— A perfect and absolute blank ! This was charming, no doubt : but tliey shortly found out That the Captain they trusted so wellHad only one notion for crossing the ocean, And tliat was to tingle liis bell. He was thoughtful and gravj—but the orders he gave Were enough to bewilder a cre\ he cried Steer to starboard, but keep herhead larboard What on earth was tlie helmsman to do? Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes: A thing, as the Bellman frequently happens in tropical climes, When a vessel is, so to speak, snarked. But the principal failing occurred in the sailing,And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed, THE BELLMANS SPEE CH. 145 Said he had hoped, at least,when the wind blew due East,That the ship would not tr
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