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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A DOG, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Dear faithful object of my tender care Last Line: Could boast thy grateful truth and spotless fame! Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia Subject(s): Dogs | |||
Dear faithful object of my tender care, Whom but my partial eyes none fancy fair; May I unblamed display thy social mirth, Thy modest virtues, and domestic worth: Thou silent, humble flatterer, yet sincere, More swayed by love than interest or fear; Solely to please thy most ambitious view, As lovers fond, and more than lovers true. Who can resist those dumb beseeching eyes, Where genuine eloquence persuasive lies? Those eyes, where language fails, display thy heart Beyond the pomp of phrase and pride of art. Thou safe companion, and almost a friend, Whose kind attachment but with life shall end, -- Blest were mankind if many a prouder name Could boast thy grateful truth and spotless fame! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SENTIMENTAL DANGERS by ANDREW HUDGINS SHOOTING THE DOG by JUNE JORDAN AFTER AN ILLNESS, WALKING THE DOG by JANE KENYON DANCING WITH THE DOG by SUSAN KENNEDY ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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