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Poem
November 2, 1903
Sistersville Daily Oil Review
Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Humorous narrative poem about a black dog that attacks a spotted cat, gets scratched badly, and learns to avoid cats thereafter. Attributed to Ernest McNeill.
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Now He Is a Wiser Dog.
There was a dog: I knew him well;
A lively dog was he;
His tail was brown, his body black,
As black as black could be.
He saw a cat, a pink eyed cat,
A cat with sharp toe nails
And grayish back and spotted legs
And whitest of white tails.
He gave a bark, a nimble jump
And, like a streak of blue,
Shot through the air as at that cat
The wrathful doggie flew.
The cat it spat; its back went up;
Shrill rang its piercing wails.
The fur it flew, the dog he howled,
And deep the sharp toe nails
Plowed through the hide and tore the nose
And scratched that canine's eye
Till with a howl the dog turned round
And back again did fly.
And now he is a wiser dog
And cats he doth eschew:
He'll never try again, I think,
A pussy cat to chew.
—Ernest McNeill.
There was a dog: I knew him well;
A lively dog was he;
His tail was brown, his body black,
As black as black could be.
He saw a cat, a pink eyed cat,
A cat with sharp toe nails
And grayish back and spotted legs
And whitest of white tails.
He gave a bark, a nimble jump
And, like a streak of blue,
Shot through the air as at that cat
The wrathful doggie flew.
The cat it spat; its back went up;
Shrill rang its piercing wails.
The fur it flew, the dog he howled,
And deep the sharp toe nails
Plowed through the hide and tore the nose
And scratched that canine's eye
Till with a howl the dog turned round
And back again did fly.
And now he is a wiser dog
And cats he doth eschew:
He'll never try again, I think,
A pussy cat to chew.
—Ernest McNeill.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Dog Cat Fight
Wiser Dog
Animal Lesson
Humorous Verse
What entities or persons were involved?
—Ernest Mcneill.
Poem Details
Title
Now He Is A Wiser Dog.
Author
—Ernest Mcneill.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
And Now He Is A Wiser Dog
And Cats He Doth Eschew:
He'll Never Try Again, I Think,
A Pussy Cat To Chew.