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But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The
dog is turned to his own vomit read more
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The
dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed
to her wallowing in the mire.
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two read more
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
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.
The little dogs and all,
Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart--see, they bark at me.
The little dogs and all,
Tray, Blanch, and Sweetheart--see, they bark at me.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted read more
To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted to that equal sky,
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense
Weigh thy opinion against Providence.
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
