The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope, Than, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his scope, I see, quoth he, the Elephant Is very like a rope! And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding... Poems, Complete in One Volume - Page 258by John Godfrey Saxe - 1876 - 491 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...tell what this resembles most. Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an elephant Is very like a fan !" The sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a rope !" And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...what this resembles most ; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an elephant Is very like a fan ! " 7. The sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a rope ! " 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff... | |
| John Godfrey Saxe - 1873 - 516 pages
...this resembles most ; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an Elephant Is very like a fan ! " VII. The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope I " VIII. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff... | |
| Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 pages
...what this resembles most; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an Elephant Is very like a fan!" 7. The sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope!" 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and... | |
| William Darrah - 1876 - 206 pages
...what this resembles most ; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an Elephant Is very like a fan! " The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,..." I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a r&pe ! " And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...what this resembles most ; Deny tho fact who can, This marvel of an Elephaut Is very like a fan !" The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...within his scope, "I see," quoth he, "the Elephant And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1878 - 412 pages
...what this resembles most ; Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an elephant Is very like a fan ! " 7. The sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, " the elephant Is very like a rope ! " 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff... | |
| William James Linton - 1878 - 470 pages
...of an Elephant Is very like a fan ! " The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope, Then, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his...— quoth he, — " the Elephant Is very like a rope ! "., And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff... | |
| William James Linton - 1878 - 466 pages
...of an Elephant Is very like a fan ! " The Sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope, Then, seizing on the swinging tail That fell within his...scope, " I see " — quoth he, — •" the Elephant And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong,... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 362 pages
...what this resembles most: Deny the fact who can, This marvel of an elephant Is very like a fan ! " 7. The sixth no sooner had begun About the beast to grope,...see," quoth he, "the elephant Is very like a rope ! " 8. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiif... | |
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