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The Hydra Hercules defied, / Its nine diminished heads must hide / Before the baneful modern beast / Who has a thousand heads at least!
See how in horrid tiers they rise, / With straining ears and bulging eyes, / While, blinded by fierce calcium rays, / The trembling victim tribute pays / Of song or measure, mime or jest, / To soothe the savage Hydra's breast!