the elephant, Is very like a snake!" The fourth reached out his eager hand, And felt about the knee; "What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he; " Tis clear enough the elephant Is very like a tree. The primrose way - Page 291by Mark Twain - 1906Full view - About this book
| Henri-Dominique Lacordaire - 1860 - 704 pages
...tusk: "This wonder of an elephant Is very like a spear." Third blind man, grasping the squirming trunk: "I see", quoth he, "the elephant Is very like a snake." The fourth blind man, clasping the knee: " 'Tis clear enough, the elephant Is very like a tree." The fifth blind... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...tusk, Cried : " Ho ! what have we here So very round, and smooth and sharp ; To me 'tis mighty clear, The third approached the animal, And happening to..." the elephant Is very like a snake !" The fourth readied out his eager hand, And felt about the knee. " What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...approached the animal, And happening to take The squirming trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up he spake : " I see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a snake ! " 5. The fourth reached out his eager hand, And felt about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...have we here So very round and smooth and sharp ? To mo 'tis mighty clear This wonder of an Elephaut Is very like a spear !" The Third approached the animal,...eager hand, And felt about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he ; " 'Tis clear enough the Elephant Is very like... | |
| William Darrah - 1876 - 206 pages
...mighty clear This wonder of an Elephant Is very like a spear ! " The Blind Men and the Elephant. 48 The Third approached the animal, And happening to...his eager hand, And felt about the knee. "What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he; " 'Tis clear enough the Elephant Is very like... | |
| 1876 - 734 pages
...smooth and sharp? To me 'tis mighty clear This wonder of an Elephant Is very like a spear 1" The Tltird approached the animal, And, happening to take The...eager hand, And felt about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he ; "'Tis clear enough the Elephant Is very like... | |
| William James Linton - 1878 - 470 pages
...? To me 'tis mighty clear, This wonder of an Elephant Is very like a spear ! " The Third approaoh'd the animal, And happening to take The squirming trunk...he—" the Elephant Is very like a snake ! " The Fourth reach'd out his eager hand, And felt about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 400 pages
...spear!" 4. The third approached the animal, The squirming trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up he spake : " I see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a snake !" 5. The fourth reached out his eager hand, And felt about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast... | |
| Choice poems - 1879 - 206 pages
...Prefers your eyesight to his own.' The third approach'd the animal, And happening to take The squirming1 trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up and spake :...he— "the Elephant Is very like a snake !" The fourth reach'd out his eager hand, And felt about the knee : "What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 362 pages
...approached the animal, And, happening to take The squirming trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up he spake: " I see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a snake ! " 5. The fourth reached out his eager hand, And fell about the knee : " What most this wondrous beast... | |
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