Oliver Goldsmith

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it, for error is always talkative.

Every absurdity has a champion to defend it, for error is always talkative.

The man recover'd of the bite,
The dog it was that died.

The man recover'd of the bite,
The dog it was that died.

But in his duty prompt at every call,
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.

But in his duty prompt at every call,
He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.

A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes;
The naked every day he read more

A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes;
The naked every day he clad
When he put on his clothes.

Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,
And guide my lonely way
To where you taper cheers the read more

Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,
And guide my lonely way
To where you taper cheers the vale
With hospitable ray.