Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CANIS MAJOR, by ROBERT FROST



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First Line: The great overdog
Last Line: That romps through the dark
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs


The great Overdog
That heavenly beast
With a star in one eye
Gives a leap in the east.
He dances upright
All the way to the west
And never once drops
On his forefeet to rest.
I'm a poor underdog,
But to-night I will bark
With the great Overdog





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