He yaps out his grief so discreetly,

And dear Armadillo knows how to sing "Willow,"

Like poor Desdemona, most sweetly.

My dear Felis Leo, I do feel that we owe

A debt to the urban proprieties.

Don't shame yourself, Ursa, but quite vice versa,

You know how impressive caste's quiet is!

But, JAMRACH! O JAMRACH! Woe's stretched on no sham rack

Of metre that mourns you sincerely;

E'en that hard nut o' natur, the great Alligator,