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That unhappy Figure near him, Limping o'er the dewy grass, 745 Where the road it fringes, sweet, Soft and cool to way worn feet; And, O indignity! an Ass, By his noble Mastiffs side, Tethered to the waggon's tail: 750 And the ship, in all her pride, Following after in full sail! Not to speak of babe and mother; Who, contented with each other, And snug as birds in leafy arbour, 755 Find, within, a blessed harbour! THAT UNHAPPY FIGURE NEAR HIM LIMPING O'ER THE DEWY GRASS WHERE THE ROAD IT FRINGES SWEET SOFT AND COOL TO WAY WORN FEET AND OH IN DIGNITY AN ASS BY HIS NOBLE MASTIFF'S SIDE TETHER'D TO THE WAGON'S TAIL AND THE SHIP IN ALL HER PRIDE FOLLOWING AFTER IN FULL SAIL NOT TO SPEAK OF BABE AND MOTHER WHO CONTENTED WITH EACH OTHER ARE SNUG AS BIRDS IN LEAFY ARBOUR FIND WITHIN A BLESSED HARBOUR
, [64] Thou hast been loitering [65] on the road! 715 His fears, his doubts, [66] may now take flight-- The wished-for object is in sight; Yet, trust the Muse, it rather hath Stirred him up to livelier wrath; Which he stifles, moody man! 720 With all the patience that he can; To the end that, at your meeting, He may give thee decent greeting. There he is--resolved to stop, Till the waggon gains the top; 725 But stop he cannot--must advance: Him Benjamin, with lucky glance, Espies--and instantly is ready, Self-collected, poised, and steady: And, to be the better seen, 730 Issues from his radiant shroud, From his close-attending cloud, With careless air and open mien. Erect his port, and firm his going; So struts yon cock that now is crowing; 735 And the morning light in grace Strikes upon his lifted face, Hurrying the pallid hue away That might his trespasses betray. But what can all avail to clear him, 740 Or what need of explanation, Parley or interrogation? For the Master sees, alas! COMES TO GIVE WHAT HELP HE MAY AND TO HEAR WHAT THOU CANST SAY IF AS NEEDS HE MUST FOREBODE THOU HAST BEEN LOITERING ON THE ROAD HIS FEARS HIS DOUBTS MAY NOW TAKE FLIGHT THE WISH FOR OBJECT IS IN SIGHT YET TRUST THE MUSE IT RATHER HATH STIRRED HIM UP TO LIVELIER WRATH WHICH HE STIFLES MOODY MAN WITH ALL THE PATIENCE THAT HE CAN TO THE END THAT AT YOUR MEETING HE MAY GIVE THEE DECENT GREETING THERE HE IS RESOLVED TO STOP TILL THE WAGON GAINS THE TOP BUT STOP HE CANNOT MUST ADVANCE HIM BENJAMIN WITH LUCKY GLANCES AND INSTANTLY IS READY SELF COLLECTED POISED AND STEADY AND TO BE THE BETTER SEEN ISSUES FROM HIS RADIANT SHROUD FROM HIS CLOSE ATTENDING CLOUD WITH CARELESS AIR AND OPEN MIEN ERECT HIS PORT AND FIRM HIS GOING SO STRUTS YON COCK THAT NOW IS CROWING AND THE MORNING LIGHT IN GRACE STRIKES UPON HIS LIFTED FACE HURRYING THE PALLID HUE AWAY THAT MIGHT HIS TRESPASSES BETRAY BUT WHAT CAN ALL AVAIL TO CLEAR HIM OR WHAT NEED OF EXPLANATION PARLEY OR INTERROGATION FOR THE MASTER SEES ALAS
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