And said, "Brief is the faint lamp's boasting fit,
But the starlight ne'er needs to be re-lit."
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
To the shy hare the tortoise smiling spoke,
When he about her feet began to joke:
"I'll pass thee by, though fleeter than the gale."
"Pooh!" said the hare, "I don't believe thy tale.
Try but one course, and thou my speed shalt know."
"Who'll fix the prize, and whither we shall go?"