The dragon, ever at war with the elephant,

Is itself of so enormous a size,

As easily to overwhelm the elephant,

Seize it in its clutches and encircle

Its legs in its coils.

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The contest is equally

Fatal to both. The elephant,

Vanquished, falls to the earth,

And by its weight, crushes the dragon

Doggedly knotted around it.

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For this poem I am indebted to a brilliant post by Annone the Elephant on wordpress