By John Donne.


Natures great master-peece, an Elephant,
The onely harmlesse great thing; the giant
Of beasts; who thought, no more had gone, to make one wise
But to be just, and thankfull, loth to offend,
(Yet nature hath given him no knees to bend)
Himselfe he up-props, on himselfe relies,
And foe to none, suspects no enemies,
Still sleeping stood; vex'd not his fantasie
Blacke dreames; like an unbent bow, carelessly
    His sinewy Proboscis did remisly lie:


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