“The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didn't hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.”

—  Ogden Nash

Many Long Years Ago (1945), The Tale of Custard the Dragon

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