. Poetry for children . W THE BEASTS INTHE TOWER. XII WITHIN the precincts of this yard,Each in his narrow confines barrd,Dwells every beast that can be foundOn Afric or on Indian ground;How different was the life they ledIn those wild haunts where they were bred,To this tame servitude and fear,Enslaved by man, they suffer here I In that uneasy close recessCouches a sleeping lioness;That next den holds r. bear; the nextA wolf, by hunger ever vext:There, fiercer from the keepers lashes,His teeth the fell hyena gnashes;That creature on whose back aboundBlack spots upon a yellow ground,A panther

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. Poetry for children . W THE BEASTS INTHE TOWER. XII WITHIN the precincts of this yard,Each in his narrow confines barrd,Dwells every beast that can be foundOn Afric or on Indian ground;How different was the life they ledIn those wild haunts where they were bred,To this tame servitude and fear,Enslaved by man, they suffer here I In that uneasy close recessCouches a sleeping lioness;That next den holds r. bear; the nextA wolf, by hunger ever vext:There, fiercer from the keepers lashes,His teeth the fell hyena gnashes;That creature on whose back aboundBlack spots upon a yellow ground,A panther is—the fairest beastThat haunteth in the spacious East: 43 44 POETRY FOR CHILDREN He underneath a fair outside Does cruelty and treachery hide. That catlike beast that to and fro Restless as fire does ever go, As if his courage did resent His limbs in such confinement pent, That should their prey in forest take, And make the Indian jungles quake, A tiger is. Observe how sleek And glossy smooth his coat; no streak On satin ever matchd the pride

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