Attachment writ at once he took, upon the offending claws;
And moved he should be boiled alive, in vengeance for the laws.
The Lobster in his mute amaze, allowed that clause to pass;
Nor had the foresight to exclaim ‘Produce your capias!’
So borne along all bodily, and sore against his will,
The Lobster proved the heavy weight, of more than lobster’s ill.
For they not only boiled but ate, his body, claws and all;
And most provokingly enjoyed the inglorious festival.
They cracked his shell, and cracked their jokes—pulled off that leg and this—
Forgetful all of ‘Nil nisi bonum de mortuis.’