Give a valuable clew
To the tale of Hero's longing
For Leander stout and true.
'T was late one autumn evening,
(Pa and ma had gone to bed,
And the herds of tame rhinoceri
Were tethered in the shed)
When the hero of this story
Swam through stream and deep morass,
To prove his fond affection
For this prehistoric lass.
He asked her, as he landed,
If all were well at home,
And suggested as a pastime
Round the garden they might roam.
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