The King's fishing : done into verse.

  • Mercier, Charles Arthur, 1852-1919.
Date:
1913
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The King's fishing : done into verse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    The inappro- As when the boa constrictor holds priate simile, and the paradox of The llon ln his toils> the boiling water. They splash about the river till The icy water boils. The author’s o Fido Ponto Toby Tray! rhapsodie. By all your names I swear A braver deed no king has dared, No king shall ever dare ! FYTTE THE SECOND. The wily gillie, it was the faithful gillie man, (The past tense is resumed.) A Wlly W1§ht WaS he » His gaff was in his strong right hand, His kilt came to his knee. His comrades expostulate. (The tense changes.) His comrades urge him to the fray As round about they stand. “ You see the King has met his match, “ Why don’t you lend a hand ? ”