Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 197
e way,And pass the time as best they mightUntil their master hove in sight.The Sultan many methods tried:He clicked and coaxed and spurs applied,And stripped a dozen trees, at least,Of branches, to persuade the beast.But all his efforts went for naught;No reformation could be wrought.At length,… … But nothing could the doctors findTo prove he differed from his kind.Said they: Your Highness! It appearsThe beast is sound from hoof to ears; 1882 THE EX T R A T R AI N . 689 No outward blemishes we see To limit action fair and free. In view of this, the fact is plain The mischief lies within the…
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