No doubt its voice was husky, cracked, and weak;
'T would be some fun to hear the critter squeak."
And squeak it did in accents most appealing;
He little knew he 'd hurt its tenderest feeling.
This is an allegory. Vide "Fairy Queen"
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And "Pilgrim's Progress" for the thing I mean.
The naughty boy who did the thing is He;
The ancient fiddle? Well, the fiddle's me.