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THE CAT=<br />
Peter; an Elegy<br />
In vain <strong>the</strong> kindly call, in vain<br />
The plate for which thou once wast fain,<br />
At morn, and noon, and daylight's wane,<br />
O King of mousers<br />
No more I hear <strong>the</strong>e purr and purr,<br />
As in <strong>the</strong> frolic days that were,<br />
When thou didst rub thy velvet fur<br />
Against my trousers.<br />
How empty are <strong>the</strong> places where<br />
Thou erst wert frankly debonair,<br />
Nor dreamed a dream of feline care,<br />
A capering kitten.<br />
The sunny haunts where, grown a <strong>cat</strong>,<br />
You pondered this, considered that,<br />
The cushioned chair, <strong>the</strong> rug, <strong>the</strong> mat,<br />
By firelight smitten.<br />
Although of few you stood in dread,<br />
How well you knew a friendly tread,<br />
And what upon your back and head<br />
The stroking hand meant.<br />
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