By the sands along the shore,
Where the tempest whispers, "Pay him!" and I answer, "Nevermore!"
Bayard Taylor.
THE CANNIBAL FLEA
IT was many and many a year ago
In a District called E. C.,
That a Monster dwelt whom I came to know
By the name of Cannibal Flea,
And the brute was possessed with no other thought
Than to live—and to live on me!