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THE LEARNED PIG

 
The farm's philosophy, our eyes assure us,
Is simpler than in Aristotle's day:
The youngest pigling follows Epicurus,
And Bacon's Essays take the primrose way.
 

THE BEAUTIFUL SWAN

 
All day she rules the pond from edge to edge,
Exerting Beauty's easy privilege;
Her world a mirror spread in each direction,
Where she reflects upon her own reflection.
 

THE VERY TAME LAMB

 
All men, said the poet, are struck at a mint,
And some coins ring flat that the coiners embellish:
But the lamb is so tame he will pardon the hint—
He'd be best with a little mint-sauce for a relish!