Improve these useful hints aright,

You’ll profit much—and so good night.”

This said, he titt’ring slunk away,

The Goat remain’d to death a prey.

In wonder lost, with horror chill’d,

With anguish, indignation fill’d,

The traitor-friend’s enormous guile,

Engross’d his shudd’ring soul awhile;

Awhile the wretched beast forgot

His pity’d, helpless, hopeless lot;