Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 197
688 THE SULTAX OF THE EAST. [July, THE SULTAN OF THE EAST.By Palmer Cox. There was a Sultan of the EastWho used to ride a stubborn beast;A marvel of the donkey-kind,That much perplexed his owners mind. The beast was measured oer with care;They proved him by the plumb and square,The compass to his… … By turns he moved a rod ahead,Then backed a rod or so instead.And thus the day would pass around,The Sultan gaining little ground.The servants on before would strayAnd pitch their tents beside the way,And pass the time as best they mightUntil their master hove in sight.The Sultan many methods…
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