Sheastore-wrote-about-the-six-blind-men-of-Indostan-when-they-_1979_The-Neos

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Sheastore wrote about the six blind men of Indostan when they approached an 
elephant for the first time. 
First blind man, falling against the elephant's side: 
'God bless me/ but this elephant 
Is very like a wall. ' 
Second blind man, feeling the tusk: 
This wonder of an elephant 
Is very like a spear. ' 
Third blind man, grasping the squirming trunk: 
7 see, ' quoth he, 'the elephant 
Is very like a snake. ' 
The fourth blind man, clasping the knee: 
'Tis clear enough, the elephant 
Is very like a tree. ' 
The fifth blind man, catching the ear: 
'This marvel of an elephant 
Is very like a fan. ' 
The sixth, seizing the swinging tail: 
7 see, ' quoth he, 'the elephant 
Is very like a rope. ' 
And so these men of Indostan 
Disputed loud and long, 
Each in his own opinion 
Exceedingly stiff and strong, 
Though each was partly in the right, 
And all were in the wrong.