Bell the centaur if you can;
Ride the horse, amuse the man—
Still your government must be
Anxiously equestrian.

For the hoofs must have their hill;
Human wish and stallion will
Clash, but do not disagree
Long: the hoofs cannot stand still.

Half-passenger, half-Pan,
Bell the centaur if you can—
Still your government must be
Desperately pedestrian.