I NEVER loved a dear Gazelle -
Nor anything that cost me much:
High prices profit those who sell;
But why should I be fond of such?
To glad me with his soft black eye
My son comes trotting home from school;
He's had a fight but can't tell why
He always was a little fool!"
But, when he came to know me well,
He kicked me out, her testy sire:
And when I stained my hair, that Belle,
Might note the change and thus admire
And love me, it was sure to dye
A muddy green or staring blue:
Whilst one might trace with half an eye,
The still triumphant carrot through.
