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 HERE is a beast sublime and savage,
 * The Hydra by denomination;

Well doth he know his foes to ravage,
 * And barks and bites to admiration.

Fox—wolf—cat—dog—of each, at least, he
 * Has a full share, and never scants ’em;

But what is strangest in this beast, he
 * Can make new heads whene’er he wants ’em.

But when our Tammany Alcides
 * Had tomahawked his head political,

Straight from the bleeding trunk, out slid his
 * Well-filled noddle scientifical.

Another comes—another! see—
 * They rise in infinite variety;

One cries aloud, “Free-school trustee!”
 * The next exclaims, “Humane Society!”

Behold the fourth—bewhiskered—big—
 * A warlike cocked hat frowns upon it;

The fifth uprears a doctor’s wig,
 * The sixth displays the judgment-bonnet.