But, Uncle, take care of your eyes;

And pray don't, with microscopes, look

So much at those very small flies.

I send you the horn of a deer,

(I believe it's a species of moose,)

And the quill of a real black swan;

And thank you, dear Sir, for the goose.

"I hope you ride out ev'ry day;

It's the first thing on earth for the health,

Without which, as I've oft heard you say,