He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction,
But, like the shark and tiger, must have prey;
Although his anatomical construction
Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way,
Your labouring people think, beyond all question,
Beef, veal, and mutton, better for digestion.
LXVIII.
And thus it was with this our hapless crew;
For on the third day there came on a calm,
And though at first their strength it might renew,