As she gazed half-entranced on the heart-cheering sight.
Among the rare wonders that caught every eye,
Demanding a glance from the gay passer-by,
[p29] Was the Alpaca, Zebu of Indian race,
And the Camel, brought up in that beautiful place.
A dome in the centre, deservedly praised,
Transparent as crystal, was artfully raised,
Where African Lions, and Tigers untamed,
And Sloths and Hyænas, for savageness famed,
And Leopards and Ladies, and Monsters and Men,