Basta.
I would indite an ode to thee,
O. gentle bass, Though thou didst turn thy back on me— But let that pass. I felt thy tug upon the lino, I struck full sore ; It snapped as though 'twero bo much twine— I fear I swore. Again I woo thee tenderly With helgramites ; Again I feel with inward glee Thy vigorous bites. Thy lunges and thy short, sharp turns Are bliss to me ; My rod bends till my spirit yearns Thy form to see. Alas ! I played thee fair and square Until I saw Thy dusky sides high in the air And then no more ! To memory dear, though lost to view, 'Twas ever thus. Good-bye, good-bye, 'Dolomieu Micropterus. —Guy Heknb.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1893, 2 March 1888, Page 28
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121Basta. Otago Witness, Issue 1893, 2 March 1888, Page 28
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