The Origin of Pan.
A Musical Instrument.
What is he doing, this crookshank’d Pan
Down in the reeds by the river?
You’re welcome the puzzle to solve—if you can.
Just fancy him stroke in an Oxford boat,
This mixture of athlete, and Pan-pipe, and goat,
What a charm he’d lend to the river!
He’s classic-contorted, this nondescript Pan,
In the startled reeds by the river;