It mounted to the largest glee,
      And, like a lord that laughed and fought,
    Took all the maples by surprise,
      And made the poplars clash and shiver,
    And flung my hair about my eyes,
      And sprang and blackened on the river.

    And through the elm-tree tops, and round
      The city steeples wild and high,
    It floundered with a mighty sound,
      A buoyant voice that seemed to cry,--

    “Behold how grand I am, how free!
      And all the forest bends my way!
    I roam the earth, I stalk the sea,
      And make my labor but a play.”
         --ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN.




        GULLIVER AMONG THE GIANTS


It was about twelve at noon, and a servant brought in dinner. It was
only one substantial meal of meat, fit for the plain condition of a
husbandman, in a dish of about four-and-twenty feet diameter. The
company consisted of the farmer and his wife, three children, and an old
grandmother. When they were seated, the farmer placed me at some
distance from him on the table, which was thirty feet high from the
floor.

I was in a terrible fright, and kept as far as I could from the edge,
for fear of falling. The wife minced a bit of meat, then crumbled some
bread on a trencher, and placed it before me. I made her a low bow,
took out my knife and fork, and fell to eating, which gave them
exceeding delight. The mistress sent her maid for a small dram cup,
which held about two gallons, and filled it with drink. I took up the
vessel with much difficulty in both hands, and in a most respectful
manner drank to her ladyship’s health, expressing the words as loudly as
I could in English: which made the company laugh so heartily that I was
almost deafened with the noise. This liquor tasted like cider, and was
not unpleasant.

[Illustration: DEAN SWIFT]

Then the master made me a sign to come to his side; but, as I walked on
the table, being in great surprise all the time, I happened to stumble
against
It mounted to the largest glee, 
       And, like a lord that laughed and fight, 
     accept all the maples by surprise, 
       And made the poplars collide and shiver, 
     And flung my hair about my eyes, 
       And sprang and blacken on the river. 

     And through the elm - tree tops, and round 
       The city steeple raving mad and high, 
     It floundered with a mighty sound, 
       A buoyant voice that seemed to cry,-- 

     “ Behold how grand I am, how complimentary! 
       And all the forest bends my way! 
     I roam the ground, I stalk the sea, 
       And make my parturiency but a play. ” 
          --ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN. 




         GULLIVER AMONG THE GIANTS 


 It was about twelve at noon, and a servant brought in dinner. It was 
 merely one substantial meal of meat, fit for the plain condition of a 
 husbandman, in a dish of about four - and - twenty feet diameter. The 
 company consisted of the farmer and his wife, three children, and an old 
 grandmother. When they were seated, the farmer placed me at some 
 distance from him on the table, which was thirty feet eminent from the 
 floor. 

 I was in a terrible fright, and sustain equally far as I could from the edge, 
 for fear of falling. The wife minced a bit of meat, then crumbled some 
 bread on a trencher, and target it before me. I made her a low bow, 
 took out my knife and fork, and fell to eating, which give them 
 exceeding delight. The mistress sent her maid for a belittled dram cup, 
 which held approximately two gallon, and filled it with drink. I took up the 
 vessel with much difficulty in both hand, and in a most respectful 
 manner drank to her ladyship ’s health, expressing the son as loudly as 
 I could in English: which made the company laugh indeed heartily that I was 
 almost deafen with the noise. This liquor tasted like cider, and was 
 not unpleasant. 

 [ exemplification: DEAN SWIFT ] 

 Then the master make me a sign to come to his side; but, as I walk on 
 the table, being in great surprise all the time, I happened to stumble 
 against
It lounted to the largest guee,
      And, like a locd that laughed and fought,
    Took all the laples vy surprise,
      And mxde the plplars coash qnd shiver,
    And njung ly hcic about my eyes,
      And vprang and blawkdnzd on the river.

    And through the ejm-tree yoos, and round
      Uhe citg steeples wild and high,
    It flohndered with a mightu sound,
      A buoyant voife tjat seemed to cry,--

    “Behold hiw gwqnd I am, how free!
      And all the forest bends my way!
    I roam ghe ecrth, I stalj rhe vea,
      Anv make my labor bub a plaf.”
         --ARCHIBALD LSMPKAN.




        GULLIVER AMONJ THE GIANTS


It was afout twelee at noon, and a seevqnt btoughd in einver. Iv wzs
only onx substantizl meal of neat, fit for the plsig condition of a
husbwnqman, in a dish of about four-and-twenty ftet djameter. The
company consusted of the farmer ajd his wise, three children, and an old
grandmother. When they were reauee, the dagmer placed me at some
distance from him on thq tsbke, which was tmirty feet high frpm tng
floor.

I was in a terxjbme fright, and kept as far as I could frjm tne edge,
for fear of falling. Rhe wife minbed q bit of meat, then crumbled sume
btead om a trencher, and placed it gefore me. I made her x low bow,
took oug mj knhfe and fork, and fell to ewting, whirh gare them
ebceecing dqlight. The mistvass sent her maid vor a skall dram fup,
which held about two gallons, and filled it whth drink. I took up the
vessel with much difyiculty nn botf hands, ans in a kost respeceful
manner drdjk to her lavyship’s hqalty, expressine the words as koudly as
P eould in Wnglish: which made thg dompany laugh si htaetily that I wss
aumoft dxafenqg with the nmise. Thkx liqjor tasuzd okke vider, and was
not unpneasznt.

[Illustration: DESN SWIFT]

Thgn the mafter made me s sign to come to jis smde; buv, as I wajked on
the table, being in greaf surprisf ajl the time, Y haipengd to stumbke
against
It mounted to the largest glee, And, lord laughed and Took all the the clash and shiver, flung my hair my eyes, And sprang and blackened the river. And through the elm-tree tops, and round The city steeples wild high, It floundered with a mighty sound, A buoyant voice that seemed to “Behold grand am, free! And all the forest bends my way! I roam the earth, I stalk the sea, make my labor but a play.” --ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN. AMONG THE GIANTS It about twelve at noon, and servant in dinner. was one meal of meat, for the plain condition of a husbandman, in a dish of about four-and-twenty feet diameter. The company of the his wife, children, an grandmother. When they the farmer placed me at some on the table, which was thirty feet high the floor. was in a terrible fright, and as far as I could from the edge, fear of falling. The wife minced a bit of meat, then crumbled some bread on and placed it before I made her low took my and fork, fell to eating, which gave them exceeding delight. The mistress sent maid for a small dram cup, which held about two filled with drink. I up the vessel with difficulty both hands, and in respectful drank health, the as loudly as I in English: which made the laugh so heartily that the noise. This liquor tasted like cider, and not unpleasant. [Illustration: DEAN SWIFT] Then the made me a sign to come to his side; but, as I on the in great surprise all the time, I happened stumble against
It mounted to the largest glee,
      and, like a loRd thaT laUghEd And fOughT,
    Took all the mapLEs by Surprise,
      And made the poplArs clAsH And sHIvEr,
    And Flung my HAiR ABouT mY eYes,
      anD SpRang aNd bLackeneD on the riveR.

    AnD tHrough the elm-TReE tops, and roUnd
      the city steepLes Wild anD hIgh,
    iT flouNdeRed wiTh a migHTy sounD,
      A buoyant VoICe that SEemed to CRY,--

    “BEholD how grand I am, how frEE!
      AND all the forest bEnds my WaY!
    i rOAM thE eaRth, I stalk tHe Sea,
      AnD Make my lABoR BUT a pLAy.”
         --ARCHIBALD LAmPMAN.




        GULLIVer AMoNG THE gIaNTs


it was aBout tWeLVe aT noon, and a seRvanT brought iN dinneR. it was
onLY one subStantiAl mEal Of meAT, fIt For ThE PlaIN cOndITioN of a
husbAnDmAn, in a Dish OF ABOut fOur-And-tWenty Feet diameter. THe
cOmpaNY coNsistEd of tHe faRmEr and His wifE, threE cHildren, and an old
GranDmother. WhEn tHeY weRe SeateD, The farMer PlaCed me at Some
disTAncE fROM HiM on the table, which waS tHIRtY feet higH from tHE
fLoOR.

I was in a TeRriBle fRIGht, anD kepT As Far as I coUld froM ThE eDge,
for fEaR of falLiNg. THe wIfe miNCed a Bit of mEat, then cRumblED some
bread on a tREncher, and placED iT BEfORe me. i maDe her a low boW,
tooK Out mY kniFE aNd fORk, and Fell tO eATiNG, which gave them
exceeDiNg deliGht. ThE mistress sent Her maid for A SMAll dram cUp,
whICh HEld about two galLons, aNd filled it WIth drink. i took Up the
vesSel with muCH DifficulTy iN boTh hAndS, ANd In a most respecTFUl
maNnEr drank To hEr ladysHip’S heAltH, exPrEssing the Words as lOuDlY aS
I CouLd in ENGlish: whiCh MadE tHe cOmpanY Laugh sO hearTily ThAt i Was
Almost dEAfENEd wiTh ThE noiSe. THiS liquOr taSTed Like cidEr, and was
nOt uNPleaSaNt.

[illustrAtion: DEAN SWIFt]

THen the mastEr MadE me a siGN To come to His side; but, as I walked on
thE Table, beIng In greAt suRprise all The Time, I hAppENed to sTumble
AgainSt
It mounted to the largestglee,
     And , l ike  a  lor d th at laughed and foug ht,
    Took all the m aples  b y  sur p ri se,
     An d  m a d e t he  p opl ar s  c lashand  shiver ,
    Andflu ng  my hair abo u tmy eyes,
    And sprang  an d blac ke ned on th e r iver. 

   A nd thr ough theel m -treet ops, an d ro und      The city st e ep l es wild and hi gh,
  I tf l oun der ed with ami ghtys ound,
 A  bu o yant voice th at seemed t o  cr y,--
   “ B eholdhow g ra n d I  am, how fr ee!      And  all t h e fores t  bendsmy way !
  I ro a mth e e ar t h,I  s tal k  th e sea,
   Andmake m y labo r b ut a  play .”
         - -AR CHIB A LDLAMPM AN.



     GULLIV ER AM ON G THE GIANTS

It w as abouttwe lv e a tnoon, and aser van t broug ht in d i nne r. I t  w as
only one substa nt i a lmeal ofmeat,f it  f o r the pl ai n c ondi t i on of  a
h u sb andman,in a d i sh  o f about  f our-an d- twe nty  feet diam eter.The
comp any c o nsisted of the farmer and hi s  w i f e, thre e c hildren, an d an oldgran d mo the r . Whe n the yw er e  seated, the farmer  p lacedme at  some
distanc e from him o n  the tab le,w hi c h was thirty f eet h igh from t h e
floor. 

I w as in aterriblef r ight, an d k ept  as  fa r as  I could from t he e dg e,
forfea r of fa lli ng.  Th e w if e minceda bit of  m ea t,  t hen  crum b led some 
b rea dona tre n cher,and p lace dit bef ore me. Im a de h er  a  low  bo w, 
took  out myknife a nd fork,and fell  t oeating,  which gave t he m
exceedin gdel ight.T h e mistre ss sent her maid for as mall dr amcup,whic h held ab out  two g all o ns, an d fill ed it  w ith d rink. I  t ook  u p the
vess e l  wi th mu ch  dif ficulty  in both hands, an d  in  a most respe ctf ul
m a n ne r d r an k  to  h e r l a d yship’s health,  expressin gt he  words asl oud ly  as
I c ould in  Engl i sh: whi ch made t he compan ylaug h soheartily t hat I wa s
almostd eafen e dwiththe  noise .Thi s liq uor ta s ted  like  cider ,and wa s
not  u npleasan t.

[Illustration: DEAN  SWIFT ]

Th enthe maste r m a deme a sign  tocome to hi s s ide ; but , a s  I wa lked on 
th e  tabl e, b e ing in gr e at  su r p ri se all thet i m e,I hap pen e d to s tumb le
against
It mounted_to the_largest glee,
  _ __And, like_a_lord that laughed_and fought,
 _  Took all_the maples by_surprise,
_     And made the poplars clash and shiver,
  __And flung_my_hair_about my eyes,
  _   And sprang_and blackened_on the river.

    And through_the_elm-tree tops, and_round
      The city steeples_wild and high,
   _It floundered with_a_mighty_sound,
   _  A buoyant voice that_seemed to cry,--

   _“Behold how grand I am, how free!
_     And_all the forest bends my_way!
 _  I roam the_earth, I stalk_the sea,
_  _  And make my labor_but a play.”
_     __ --ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN.




___ _  _GULLIVER_AMONG THE_GIANTS


It_was about twelve at noon, and_a_servant brought in dinner. It was
only one_substantial meal of meat,_fit_for the plain condition_of a
husbandman, in a dish_of about four-and-twenty feet diameter. The
company_consisted of_the farmer_and his wife, three children, and an old
grandmother. When they were_seated, the farmer placed me at_some
distance from him on_the table,_which_was thirty feet_high_from the
floor.

I_was in a terrible fright, and kept_as far_as I could from the edge,
for_fear of falling. The_wife_minced a bit of meat, then_crumbled some
bread on a trencher, and_placed it before me. I_made_her_a low bow,
took out my_knife and fork, and fell to_eating, which gave_them
exceeding delight. The mistress sent her maid_for_a small dram cup,
which held about_two_gallons, and filled it with drink._I_took_up the
vessel with much difficulty_in both hands, and in a_most respectful
manner drank to her ladyship’s health, expressing the_words as loudly_as
I could in English: which_made_the_company laugh so heartily that I was
almost deafened with the_noise. This_liquor tasted like_cider, and was
not unpleasant.

[Illustration: DEAN SWIFT]

Then the master made me_a sign to come to his side;_but, as I walked on
the table, being in great surprise all_the time, I happened to stumble
against