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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
D IS FOR DOG, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: My dog went mad and bit my hand
Last Line: I was bitten to the heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs
First Line: My dog went mad and bit my hand
Last Line: I was bitten to the heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs
My dog went mad and bit my hand,
I was bitten to the bone:
My wife went walking out with him,
And then came back alone.
I smoked my pipe, I nursed my wound,
I saw them both depart:
But when my wife came back alone,
I was bitten to the heart.
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