Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE DAINTY DOG, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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THE DAINTY DOG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A dainty dog had chanced to note
Last Line: "invite me, pray, with you to dine!"
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs


A dainty dog had chanced to note
The breakfast of a greedy goat, --
Half-rotten grass, a shocking pile.
"Fie!" said the dog; "what wretched style!
Good taste demands, you clownish beast,
A dish to eat from, at the least.
And as for food, that garbage foul
Would even make a camel scowl,
Would make a very buzzard groan,
Would -- " Here the goat laid bare a bone,
Which when our dainty dog had spied,
"Your pardon, friend!" the critic cried;
"I'm quite near-sighted, neighbor mine.
I see your meal is fair and fine.
Invite me, pray, with you to dine!"





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