Now take an honest friend's advice,—
Answer, when call'd not less than thrice;
"Dogs only come at the first whistle,"
And then in hopes of bone or gristle.
"Who's there?" when some wiseacres call,
Who's there? is no one's name at all:
Keep quiet; let 'em 'make a page'
One of exactly 'their own age,'
And when you're found, the helpless elves
Have done the mighty job themselves.