Be always kind to animals wherever you may be!
Be lenient with lobsters, and ne'er be cross with crabs,
And be not disrespectful to cuttle-fish or dabs;
Chase not the cochin-china, chaff not the ox obese,
And babble not of feather-beds in company with geese!
O, never gape at dormice, with crickets ne'er be bold,
Don't overtax the mussel, or let your eels be sold:
When talking to a turtle don't mention calipee—
Be always kind to animals wherever you may be!
O, make not game of sparrows, nor faces at the ram,