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And so go on from day to day Getting a little fatter. I shook him well from side to side, Until his face was blue, 'Come, tell me how you live,' I cried, 'And what it is you do!'

"He said, 'I hunt for haddocks' eyes Among the heather bright, And work them into waistcoat-buttons In the silent night. And these I do not sell for gold Or coin of silvery shine, But for a copper halfpenny, And that will purchase nine.

"'I sometimes dig for buttered rolls, Or set limed twigs for crabs; I sometimes search the grassy knolls For wheels of Hansom-cabs. And that's the way' (he gave a wink) 'By which I get my wealth— And very gladly will I drink Your Honor's noble health.

"I heard him then, for I had just
  Completed my design
To keep the Menai bridge from rust
  By boiling it in wine.