Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 488
We might call this fish, Policeman, Were it not that all its preyWhen t is caught at once is eaten In a most illegal way !There s another deep-sea Angler, Which hangs out a danger-light,A red lantern in the ocean Shining softly, glowing bright. … Should some curious fish approach it, Wondering what it s all about,Grins Ceratias bispinosus, And the stranger soon finds out.With this verse I send two drawings — Merely sketches, meant to showWhat these lantern-bearers look like. Should you meet them, now you II know.Benjamin Webster. EDITORIAL…
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