I am akin to all the Earth
By many a tribal sign:
The aged Pig will often wear
That sad, sweet smile of mine.

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My niece, the Barnacle, has got
My piercing eyes of black;
The Elephant has got my nose,
I do not want it back.

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I know the strange tale of the Slug;
The Early Sin--the Fall--
The Sleep--the Vision--and the Vow--
The Quest--the Crown--the Call.

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And I have loved the Octopus,
Since we were boys together.
I love the Vulture and the Shark:
I even love the weather.

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I love to bask in sunny fields,
And when that hope is vain,