The Conqueror Conquered.
In southern archipelagoes he'd fought the blood cannibal ; He'd skinned and tanned the crocodile and found him very tannable ; Not a word of fear he'd uttered, not a word and not a syllable, When he killed the Bengal tiger, and he found him very killable. He claimed his strength was very great, for bears and liona suitable ; He used to boot the grizzly bear, and found him very bootable ; He in killing monstrous snakes said that he was very capable, No boa-constrictor could escape, for he was unescapable. In fighting hippopotami, he said he was invincible, No jaguar could make him wince, because he wasn't winceable ; He made the ramping elephant no longer recognizable, And pulverized the roaring bull, and found him pulverizable. Just then his wife came in and said, ' I'd think it qnilo comniei. lable If you'd como and 'ion^ the baby ; ami you'll find him very tendable.' The vray she took him by the ear will make this poem readable ; She pulled him out and led him home, and found him very loadable.
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Observer, Volume 9, Issue 532, 2 March 1889, Page 4
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179The Conqueror Conquered. Observer, Volume 9, Issue 532, 2 March 1889, Page 4
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