By some more honest planet;
An orb as brilliant as the sun,
As stable as the granite.
Accordingly I throw my vote
For Madam Moon's resigning;
If she declines to acquiesce,
And still persists in shining,
Why, then, I vote to send her off,
Regardless of her feelings;
For we have been perplexed enough
By her eccentric dealings."
And so the worthies cast their votes,
Each on himself relying; -
Just six resolved to let her shine,
And seven to send her flying.
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