He look'd so up at the heavens—

Anon he shook out his empty old poke;—

"There's the crumbs," saith he, "for the ravens!"

VII.

It made me angry to see his face,

It had such a jesting look;

But while I made up my mind to speak,

A small case-bottle he took:

Quoth he, "Though I gather the green water-cress,

My drink is not of the brook!"