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 His mania soon got noised about
 * And into all the papers—

His size increased beyond a doubt
 * For all his reckless capers:
 * It may seem singular to you,
 * But all his friends admit it true—
 * The more he found
 * His figure round,
 * The more he cut his capers.

His bulk increased—no matter that—
 * He tried the more to toss it—

He never spoke of it as "fat"
 * But "adipose deposit."
 * Upon my word, it seems to me
 * Unpardonable vanity
 * (And worse than that)
 * To call your fat
 * An "adipose deposit."