The marked aversion which we feel,
When in the presence of the Eel,
Makes many view with consternation,
The Elephant's front ele-vation.
Such folly must be clearly due
To their peculiar point of view.
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The Eel. The Eelephant. · Robert Williams Wood · Poetry Cove