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　　ON A LATE EMPIRIC OF "BALMY" MEMORY

　　(1802. Not printed till 1820)

　　His namesake, born of Jewish breeder,

　　Knew "from the Hyssop to the Cedar;"

　　But he, unlike the Jewish leader,

　　Scarce knew the Hyssop from the Cedar.

　　EPIGRAMS

　　(1812)

　　I

　　Princeps his rent from tinneries draws,

　　His best friends are refiners;—

　　What wonder then his other friends

　　He leaves for under-miners.

　　II

　　Ye Politicians, tell me, pray,

　　Why thus with woe and care rent?

　　This is the worst that you can say,

　　Some wind has blown the wig away,

　　And left the hair apparent.

　　THE TRIUMPH OF THE WHALE

　　(1812)

　　Io! Paean! Io! sing

　　To the funny people's King.

　　Not a mightier whale than this

　　In the vast Atlantic is;

　　Not a fatter fish than he

　　Flounders round the polar sea.

　　See his blubbers—at his gills

　　What a world of drink he swills,

　　From his trunk, as from a spout,

　　Which next moment he pours out.

　　Such his person—next declare,

　　Muse, who his companions are.—

　　Every fish of generous kind

　　Scuds aside, or slinks behind;

　　But about his presence keep

　　All the Monsters of the Deep;

　　Mermaids, with their tails and singing

　　His delighted fancy stinging;

　　Crooked Dolphins, they surround him,

　　Dog-like Seals, they fawn around him.

　　Following hard, the progress mark

　　Of the intolerant salt sea shark.

　　For his solace and relief,

　　Flat fish are his courtiers chief.

　　Last and lowest in his train,

　　Ink-fish (libellers of the main)

　　Their black liquor shed in spite:

　　(Such on earth the things that write.)

　　In his stomach, some do say,

　　No good thing can ever stay.

　　Had it been the fortune of it

　　To have swallowed that old Prophet,

　　Three days there he'd not have dwell'd,

　　But in one have been expell'd.

　　Hapless mariners are they,

　　Who beguil'd (as seamen say),

　　Deeming him some rock or island,

　　Footing sure, safe spot, and dry land,

　　Anchor in his scaly rind;

　　Soon the difference they find;

　　Sudden plumb, he sinks beneath them;

　　Does to ruthless seas bequeath them.

　　Name or title what has he?

　　Is he Regent of the Sea?

　　From this difficulty free us,

　　Buffon, Banks or sage Linnaeus.

　　With his wondrous attributes

　　Say what appellation suits.

　　By his bulk, and by his size,

　　By his oily qualities,

　　This (or else my eyesight fails),

　　This should be the PRINCE OF WHALES. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4