THE ASS IN THE LION’S SKIN

“What pranks I shall play!” thought the Ass,
“In this skin for a Lion to pass;”
But he left one ear out,
And a hiding, no doubt,
“Lion” had—on the skin of an Ass!

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THE LION & THE STATVE

On a Statue—king Lion dethroned,
Showing conqueror Man,—Lion frowned.
“If a Lion, you know,
Had been sculptor, he’d show
Lion rampant, and Man on the ground.”

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