Peep'd out into the room. The plump wife, peony-
bulbous,
Toasted a constrictor, which roll'd in vast revolutions.
Then strode in, strong-booted again, with a roar, the
Colossus:
Call'd for his harp, said "Play." So this, with a sharp
treble ting-tong,
Play'd him an air, a delightful, long-drawn, national
anthem,
Play'd him an air, untouch'd, (the strings, by a fairy