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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
On the green banks of Shannon, when Sheelah was nigh,
No blithe Irish lad was so happy as I;
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On the green banks of Shannon, when Sheelah was nigh,
No blithe Irish lad was so happy as I;
No harp like my own could so cheerily play,
And wherever I went was my poor dog Tray.
But in come canine Paradise
Your wraith, I know, rebukes the moon,
And quarters every plain and read more
But in come canine Paradise
Your wraith, I know, rebukes the moon,
And quarters every plain and hill,
Seeking its master. . . . As for me
This prayer at least the gods fulfill
That when I pass the flood and see
Old Charon by Stygian coast
Take toll of all the shades who land,
Your little, faithful barking ghost
May leap to lick my phantom hand.
Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp read more
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound,
And curs of low degree.
Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress.
Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress.
The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
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The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
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Old dog Tray's ever faithful;
Grief can not drive him away;
He is gentle, he is kind--
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Old dog Tray's ever faithful;
Grief can not drive him away;
He is gentle, he is kind--
I shall never, never find
A better friend than old dog Tray!
