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Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730-1774

"An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog"



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This dog and man at first were friends;
But, when a pique began,
The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.
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Around from all the neighbouring streets
The wondering neighbours ran;
And swore the dog had lost his wits,
To bite so good a man.
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The wound it seem'd both sore and sad
To every christian eye;
And while they swore the dog was mad,
They swore the man would die
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But soon a wonder came to light,
That show'd the rogues they lied--
The man recover'd of the bite;
The dog it was that died.


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