LXXXIX.

Their duty was—for they were strong, and though

They looked so little, did strong things at times—

To ope this door, which they could really do,

The hinges being as smooth as Rogers' rhymes;

And now and then, with tough strings of the bow,

As is the custom of those Eastern climes,

To give some rebel Pacha a cravat—

For mutes are generally used for that.

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