She liked the English and the Hebrew tongue,
And said there was analogy between ’em;
She proved it somehow out of sacred song,
But I must leave the proofs to those who’ve seen ’em;
But this I heard her say, and can’t be wrong,
And all may think which way their judgments lean ’em,
“ ’Tis strange—the Hebrew noun which means ‘I am,’
The English always use to govern d⸺n.”