[116]
A BRAVE man looked forth and a figure he saw;
’T was bound to my first—he surveyed it with awe.
And as it was fast disappearing from sight,
He began to my second with furious might.
An often-fought foe, very hard to control,
In the Scriptures we read of the fall of my whole.
[117]
IN certain realms men have to bring
My first to earth before their king;
In others, they are only bound
To make my second touch the ground.
My whole ’s a curious little man—
One of a most amusing clan.
[118]
THOUGH some one spoke this truthful word,
“The pen is mightier than the sword,”
Without my first, you ’ll all agree,
Of little use the pen would be.
Deep in my second, long ago,
Young Mr. Green was said to throw
A victim innocent of wrong,
The hero of a well-known song.