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A CATALECTIC MONODY by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "A CAT I SING, OF FAMOUS MEMORY"
Last Line: EMBODYMENT OF THIS CATASTROPHE
Subject(s): ANIMALS;CATS;

A CAT I sing, of famous memory,
Though @3cat@1achrestical my song may be;
In a small garden @3cat@1acomb she lies,
And @3cat@1aclysms fill her comrades' eyes;
Borne on the air, the @3cat@1acoustic song
Swells with her virtues' @3cat@1alogue along,
No @3cat@1aplasm could lengthen out her years,
Though mourning friends shed @3cat@1aracts of tears.
Once loud and strong her @3cat@1echist-like voice
It dwindled to a @3cat@1call's squeaking noise;
Most @3cat@1egorical her virtues shone,
By @3cat@1enation join'd each one to one; --
But a vile @3cat@1chpoll dog, with cruel bite,
Like @3cat@1ling's cut, her strength disabled quite;
Her @3cat@1erwauling pierced the heavy air,
As @3cat@1aphracts their arms through legions bear;
'Tis vain! as @3cat@1erpillars drag away
Their lengths, like @3cat@1tle after busy day,
She ling'ring died, nor left in kit @3kat@1 the
Embodyment of this @3cat@1astrophe.



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