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AN ASS.
What being's most despis'd by man;
And does him all the good he can;
Who bore the greatest Prince on earth;
That gave to righteousness new birth;
Who does sometimes o'er death prevail,
And health restore when doctors fail.
A BEE-HIVE.
We dwell in cottages of straw,
And labour much for little gains ;
Sweet meat from us our owners draw,
And then with death reward our pains.
A ROD.
Great virtues have I,
There‘s none can deny,
And to this I shall mention an odd one;
When apply'd to the tail
‘Tis seldom I fail
To make a good boy of a bad one.
A PAIR OF SCALES.
Two twins we are, and let it not surprise,
Alike in every feature, shape and size ;
We*re square or round, of brass or iron made,
Sometimes of wood, and useful found in trade:
But to conclude, for all our daily pains,
We by the neck are often hung in chains.
A PUMP.
A head and body large I have,
Stomach and bowels too;
One winding gut of mighty length,
Where all my food goes through.
But what's more strange, my food I take
In at the lower end;
And all, just like a drunken rake,
Out at my mouth I send.
