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But drop the rest:  this aggravation, This complicated provocation, A hoard of grievances unsealed; 765 All past forgiveness it repealed; And thus, and through distempered blood On both sides, Benjamin the good, The patient, and the tender hearted, Was from his team and waggon parted; 770 When duty of that day was o'er, Laid down his whip  and served no more. BUT DROP THE REST THIS AGGRAVATION THIS COMPLICATED PROVOCATION A HORDE OF GRIEVANCES UNSEALED ALL PAST FORGIVENESS IT REPEALED AND THUS AND THROUGH DISTEMPERED BLOOD ON BOTH SIDES BENJAMIN THE GOOD THE PATIENT AND THE TENDER HEARTED WAS FROM HIS TEAM AND WAGON PARTED WHEN DUTY OF THAT DAY WAS O'ER LAID DOWN HIS WHIP AND SERVED NO MORE
oud, 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! 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! With eager eyes the Master pries; Looks in and out, and through and through; Says nothing--till at last he spies A wound upon the Mastiff's head, 760 A wound, where plainly might be read What feats an Ass's hoof can do! EN 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 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 WITH EAGER EYES THE MASTER PRIZE LOOKS IN AND OUT AND THROUGH AND THROUGH SAYS NOTHING TILL AT LAST HE SPIES A WOUND UPON THE MASTIFF'S HEAD A WOUND WHERE PLAINLY MIGHT BE READ WHAT FEATS AN ASS'S HOOF CAN DO
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