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.
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Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]
Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]
The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]
I am his Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
I am his Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.
I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.
Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the read more
Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the cur. There thou mightst behold the great
image of authority--a dog's obeyed in office.
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
But read more
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
But when we are certain of sorrow in store
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
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.
