Except his nephew, seated on his knee,
He found no creature cared about the sea;
But George indeed - for George they call’d the boy,
When his good uncle was their boast and joy -
Would listen long, and would contend with sleep,
To hear the woes and wonders of the deep;
Till the fond mother cried - “That man will teach
The foolish boy his rude and boisterous speech.”
So judged the father - and the boy was taught
To shun the uncle, whom his love had sought.