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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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