So oft we're affected that we have suspected that

We are too kind by far."

The moral: The mercy of men and of Kings

Are apt to be wholly dissimilar things.

In spite of "The Merchant of Venice," we're pained

To note that the quality's sometimes strained.

"SHE PLUCKED HIM WITH RELENTLESS FROWN"

THE UNUSUAL UBIQUITY
OF
THE INQUISITIVE GANDER