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THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD
Intangible, ingustable,
Insensitive to human smell,
Invariable, implacable,
Invincible, insciable,
Irrationapsychicable,
Inequilegijurable,
Immamemimomummable.
Such is its nature: without parts,
Places, or persons, plumes, or pell,
Having nor lungs nor lights nor hearts,
But two in one and one in two.
Be he accurséd that disparts
Them now, or seemeth so to do!
Him will I pile the curses on ;
Him will I hang, or saw him through,
Or burn with fire, who doubts upon
This doctrine, hotototon spells
The holy word otototon.”
The poor Sir Palamedes quells
His rising spleen ; he doubts his ears.
“ How may I catch the Beast?” he yells.
The smiling sage rebukes his fears:
‘Tis easier than all, Sir Knight!
By simple faith the Beast appears.