My friends and my enemies doubted and scoffed
But by now they’ve forgotten my age.”
Third Raven.
“You are old, Kaiser Wilhelm,” the young Prince cried,
“Do you mean with us always to stay?
You’ve been shot at, Sir Kaiser, some three or four times,
Yet you’re coming up smiling to-day.”
“In the days of my youth,” Kaiser Wilhelm replied,
“I was hardy, and healthy, and strong;