GRAVITATION, n. The tendency of all bodies to approach one another
with a strength proportioned to the quantity of matter they contain--
the quantity of matter they contain being ascertained by the strength
of their tendency to approach one another. This is a lovely and
edifying illustration of how science, having made A the proof of B,
makes B the proof of A.
GREAT, adj.
"I'm great," the Lion said--"I reign
The monarch of the wood and plain!"
The Elephant replied: "I'm great--
No quadruped can match my weight!"
"I'm great--no animal has half
So long a neck!" said the Giraffe.
"I'm great," the Kangaroo said--"see
My femoral muscularity!"
The 'Possum said: "I'm great--behold,
My tail is lithe and bald and cold!"
An Oyster fried was understood
To say: "I'm great because I'm good!"
Each reckons greatness to consist
In that in which he heads the list,
And Vierick thinks he tops his class
Because he is the greatest ass.