Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 624
I went prepared to meet my kind In friendly emulation,Expecting, as of course, to findRare beauty with haut ton combined In cats of evry nation. I will not dwell on that affair—. The memory of it sickens.You 11 understand when I declareThat, chief among exhibits there, Were roosters, hens, and… … AFTERTHOUGHT Adieu ! With some relief I hereResign the Lyre; and if, perchance,Its strings I now and then have sweptUngently, and have thus producedA note that seems a trifle harsh,Pray bear in mind that evry cat,Within those silken-velvet pawsHas sundry talons strangely keenAnd most ill-fitted to…
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