THE REINDEER. 
Where he bade the rocks produce 
Bitter lichens for thy use. 
What the camel is, thou art, 
Strong of frame, and strong in heart! 
Peaceful ; stedfast to fulfil ; 
Serving man with right good-will ; 
Serving long, and serving hard ; 
Asking but a scant reward ; 
Of the snow a short repast, 
Or the mosses cropped in haste ; 
Then away! with all thy strength, 
Speeding him the country’s length, 
Speeding onward, like the wind, 
With the sliding sledge behind. 
What the camel is, thou art— 
Doing well thy needful part; 
Through the burning sand he goes, 
Thou upon the upland snows; 
Gifted each alike, yet meant 
For lands and labours different ! 
Meek Reindeer, of wondrous worth ; 
‘Treasure of the desert north, 
“I 
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