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THE CAT=<br />
The Cat<br />
I like <strong>the</strong> simple dignity<br />
That hedges round <strong>the</strong> <strong>cat</strong>;<br />
You never see her showing off,<br />
She lets <strong>the</strong> dog do that.<br />
You never <strong>cat</strong>ch her leaping hoops,<br />
Nor prancing on <strong>the</strong> floor<br />
Upon two legs, when generous<br />
Dame Nature gave her four.<br />
We train <strong>the</strong> dog to hunt <strong>the</strong> birds,<br />
And beat him when he fails.<br />
He works all day, and never gets<br />
A single taste of quails.<br />
The <strong>cat</strong> is wiser far than he,<br />
She hunts for birds to eat;<br />
She does not run her legs off, just<br />
To give some man a treat.<br />
All <strong>cat</strong>s, no matter what <strong>the</strong>ir breed,<br />
Are born aristocrats;<br />
They never, like <strong>the</strong> terriers, make<br />
A trade of killing rats.<br />
The <strong>cat</strong> will rid <strong>the</strong> house of rats,<br />
Because she likes <strong>the</strong> fun,<br />
No man can say she's moved to it,<br />
Because he wants it done.<br />
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