[80]
SOME things we could well do without;
In my total we gather with care.
If my last ever lived, I ’ve no doubt
That he is my first, now, somewhere.
[81]
MY whole ’s very narrow, but oft it may be
A way of escape that is welcomed with glee.
My first, although swift, sometimes loses the race;
It is seen when we look a friend in the face.
My last we may estimate, measure, or guess,
The width of a coat and the length of a dress.
[82]
ALTHOUGH his course the captain could my whole to a degree,
Called to my first, he was my last upon a stormy sea.