 | Beasts at law, or zoologian jurisprudence |  |
'Twas summer, and the world was gay,
The zephyrs taught the leaves to play;
The forest was arrayed in green,
And feathered songsters charm'd the scene.
The Lion on his couch reclined,
(A mound of turf, with flowers behind)
When Goat's petition was presented—
The prince perused it, and consented
His herald should a summons send
That all the learned court attend:
The Jackall the commission took,
And at his call the forests shook.
The zephyrs taught the leaves to play;
The forest was arrayed in green,
And feathered songsters charm'd the scene.
The Lion on his couch reclined,
(A mound of turf, with flowers behind)
When Goat's petition was presented—
The prince perused it, and consented
His herald should a summons send
That all the learned court attend:
The Jackall the commission took,
And at his call the forests shook.
| Beasts at law, or zoologian jurisprudence | |