Dr. Nibblecheese rose, and said, "I would propose,
To this cat we fasten a bell;
He who likes what I've said, now will hold up his head;
He who does not, may hold up his tail."
So out of respect, they their noses erect,
Except one who the order reversed;
Ayes, all then but one, but yet nought could be done,
Until he had his reasons rehearsed.
"I shall not," said this mouse, "waste the time of the house,
In long arguments; since, as I view it,