<h2><SPAN name="page539"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>TO THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE.<br/> <span class="GutSmall">BY A MISERABLE WRETCH</span></h2>
<p class="poetry"><span class="smcap">Roll</span> on, thou ball,
roll on!<br/>
Through pathless realms of Space<br/>
Roll on!<br/>
What though I’m in a sorry case?<br/>
What though I cannot meet my bills?<br/>
What though I suffer toothache’s ills?<br/>
What though I swallow countless pills?<br/>
Never <i>you</i> mind!<br/>
Roll on!</p>
<p class="poetry">Roll on, thou ball, roll on!<br/>
Through seas of inky air<br/>
Roll on!<br/>
It’s true I’ve got no shirts to wear;<br/>
It’s true my butcher’s bill is due;<br/>
It’s true my prospects all look blue—<br/>
But don’t let that unsettle you!<br/>
Never <i>you</i> mind!<br/>
Roll on!</p>
<p style="text-align: right">[<i>It rolls on</i>.</p>
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