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6 The Microbe
The microbe is so very small
You cannot make him out at all,
But many sanguine people hope
To see him through a microscope.
His jointed tongue that lies beneath
A hundred curious rows of teeth;
His seven tufted tails with lots
Of lovely pink and purple spots,
On each of which a pattern stands,
Composed of forty separate bands;
His eyebrows of a tender green;
All these have never yet been seen –
But Scientists, who ought to know,
Assure us that they must be so . . .
Oh! let us never, never doubt
What nobody is sure about!
Hilaire Belloc
microbe : a tiny living organism curious : strange; unusual
make him out : see him with great tufted : with hair tied together
difficulty tender : soft
sanguine : cheerfully optimistic assure : say with certainty
beneath : under
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