A Dialogue
G. M.
O! if I were a little fish, and had a
little fin,
To keep myself afloat, I swear I would jump in,
And having seen the mighty Falls, and heard their mighty roar,
Myself would be a mighty fish, henceforth, for ever more.
Anonymous
O! if I were a little bird, and had a little
wing,
I'd perch upon the highest rock, and sweetly would I sing.
Thence would I wing my hasty flight, and scud across the foam,
And having seen the wondrous sight, I straightway would go home.
Somebody, apparently under the impression
that the above verses were written by the same person, inserted below them the
following jeu d'esprit:
J. S. B.
If that you were a little fish,
You say you'd take a swim below;
And if you were a little bird,
To sing upon a tree you'd go.
There's nothing but a little beast,
For which you after this can pass;
You had been thought a man; but by
These lines you've proved yourself an ass.
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Source: Table Rock Album and Sketches of the Falls and Scenery
Adjacent. Buffalo: Steam Press of Thomas and Lathrops, copyright by Jewett, Thomas
& Co.,1856c.1848
