‘Tis true, my form is something odd
but blaming me, is blaming God,
Could I create myself anew
I would not fail in pleasing you.
If I could reach from pole to pole
or grasp the ocean with a span,
I would be measured by the soul
The mind’s the standard of the Man.
Joseph Carey Merrick (Leicester, Inglaterra, 5 de agosto de 1862 - Londres, 11 de abril de 1890), Joseph Merrick, también conocido como "El Hombre Elefante". Atracción de feria.