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To see him dive for food, and joyful draw 

 The gasping captives from his bloody jaw. * 



Among 



* Could an animal be thus tutored for use on the sea coast, in addition t 

 the amusement, it would save many qualms to the summer excursloaist. 

 " Whyle gale of wynde the slicke sayles filles full stray te, 



He leaning ouer hollow rocke doth lye, 



And eilher his begileu hookes doth bayte, 



Or els beholdes and feeles the pray from hye j 



The trembling fish he feeles with line extent, 



Axd paised hand " Hercules Furens, 1581. 



This is a pigmy's mimic of the 



tf - day (a day as fair as heart could wish) 



JVben giant stood on shore of sea to fish j 



For angling rod, he took a sturdy oake, 



For line a cable, that in storm ne're broke ; 



His hook was such as heads the end of pole, 



To pluck down house, ere fire consumes it whole j 



His hook was baited with a dragon's tail, 



And then on rock he stood, to bob for whale \ 



Which strait he caught, and nimbly home did pack 



With ten cart load of dinner on his back." 



The last lines, with trifling alteration are inserted in the Poetical Works 

 of Dr. King, born 1663, but certainly not the production of that facetious 

 writer. They are copied from the mock romance printed with <f The Loves 

 of Hero and Leander, and other choice pieces of drollery, &c." 1653. F'' on i 

 a ballad in the same collection, which appears to have been made on the 

 setting fire to London-bridge, the following humourous stanzas are selected. 



" Into the chips there fell a spark 

 Which put cut in such flames, 

 That it was known into Southwaik, 

 Which lives beyond the Thames. 



For he the bridge was wondrous high, 



With water underneath, 

 O're which as many fishes fly, 



As birds therein doth breath. 



And yet the fire consum'd the bridg, 



Not far from place of landing; 

 And though the building was full big, 



It fell down notivlth standing. 



And 



