A Metaphor Worth Studying.
“ He that does not like England, damn him let him leave it.”
Jack Fuller, M.P.
The sneaking courtier and corruption’s tool,1
Thus speak the language of both knave and fool,2
“ If you dislike the land you live in—leave it
;”3
My answer is—(in metaphor receive it)4
“ If Bugs molest me as in Bed I
lie,5
“ I will not quit my Bed for them,—not I ;—6
“ But rout the Vermin, every Bug destroy,7
“ New make my
Bed,—and all its sweets enjoy.8