Greybeards at Play by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
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Observe these Pirates bold and gay, That sail a gory sea: Notice their bright expression:-- The handsome one is me. [Illustration] We plundered ships and harbours, We spoiled the Spanish main; But Nemesis watched over us, For it began to rain. Oh all well-meaning folk take heed! Our Captain's fate was sore; A more well-meaning Pirate, Had never dripped with gore. The rain was pouring long and loud, The sea was drear and dim; A little fish was floating there: Our Captain pitied him. [Illustration] "How sad," he said, and dropped a tear Splash on the cabin roof, "That we are dry, while he is there Without a waterproof. |
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