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The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.
The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind read more
We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind your eye!
Over the table,--look out for the lamp!
The rogue is growing a little old;
Five years we've tramped through wind and weather,
And slept out-doors when nights were cold,
And ate and drank and starved together.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
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.
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Gentlemen of the Jury: The one, absolute, unselfish friend that
man can have in this selfish world, the one read more
Gentlemen of the Jury: The one, absolute, unselfish friend that
man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts
him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his
dog.
- George Graham Vest, Eulogy on the Dog,
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.
