Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 57
House-dog ? Hardly. Poison-dropsFell from out his gaping chops,And his fangs were sharp as hate,And he guarded Plutos gate. Hercules was told to fetchThis repulsive, savage wretch.Hercules with little fussSeized the snarling Cerberus, Took him to the Earth from Hades,Scared the king in playful… … And the fun Of the Labors — all was done. So are these doggerel verses. MkA
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