Or would stoop to play the flatterer or the flunkey.
Pretty Poll! It is my pride
To assist you—from outside!
And I hope you're duly grateful," said the Monkey.
"I perceive," cried Pretty Polly,
"It's all right, and awfully jolly!
But if you think to pull me from my perch
By the tail, you are mistaken.
Simian tricks will leave unshaken
My hold, though I may seem to sway or lurch.