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So, forth in dauntless mood they fare, And with them goes the guardian pair. SO FORTH IN DAUNTLESS MOOD THEY FARE AND WITH THEM GOES THE GUARDIAN PAIR
 laurel, Back to her place the ship he led; Wheeled her back in full apparel; And so, flag flying at mast head, Re-yoked her to the Ass:--anon, 440 Cries Benjamin, "We must be gone." Thus, after two hours' hearty stay, Again behold them on their way! CANTO THIRD Right gladly had the horses stirred, When they the wished-for greeting heard, 445 The whip's loud notice from the door, That they were free to move once more. You think, those [46] doings must have bred In them disheartening doubts and dread; No, not a horse of all the eight, 450 Although it be a moonless night, Fears either for himself or freight; For this they know (and let it hide, In part, the offences of their guide) That Benjamin, with clouded brains, 455 Is worth the best with all their pains; And, if they had a prayer to make, The prayer would be that they may take With him whatever comes in course, The better fortune or the worse; 460 That no one else may have business near them, And, drunk or sober, he may steer them.  OR FLINCH FROM WHAT HE DEEMED HIS DEBT THEN LIKE A HERO CROWNED WITH LAUREL BACK TO HER PLACE THE SHIP HE LED WHEELED HER BACK IN FULL APPAREL AND SO FLAG FLYING AT MASTHEAD REYOKED HER TO THE ASS ANON CRIES BENJAMIN WE MUST BE GONE THUS AFTER TWO HOURS HEARTY STAY AGAIN BEHOLD THEM ON THEIR WAY CANTO THIRD RIGHT GLADLY HAD THE HORSES STIRRED WHEN THEY THE WISH FOR GREETING HEARD THE WHIP'S LOUD NOTICE FROM THE DOOR THAT THEY WERE FREE TO MOVE ONCE MORE YOU THINK THOSE DOINGS MUST HAVE BRED IN THEM DISHEARTENING DOUBTS AND DREAD NO NOT A HORSE OF ALL THE EIGHT ALTHOUGH IT BE A MOONLESS NIGHT FEARS EITHER FOR HIMSELF OR FREIGHT FOR THIS THEY KNOW AND LET IT HIDE AND PART THE OFFENCES OF THEIR GUIDE THAT BENJAMIN WITH CLOUDED BRAINS IS WORTH THE BEST WITH ALL THEIR PAINS AND IF THEY HAD A PRAYER TO MAKE THE PRAYER WOULD BE THAT THEY MAY TAKE WITH HIM WHATEVER COMES IN COURSE THE BETTER FORTUNE OR THE WORSE THAT NO ONE ELSE MAY HAVE BUSINESS NEAR THEM AND DRUNK OR SOBER HE MAY STEER THEM
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