Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Crane: The Ass and The Lap Dog

"How Master that little Dog pets!"
Thinks the Ass, and with jealousy frets,
So he climbs Master's knees,
Hoping dog-like to please,
And a drubbing is all that he gets.

ASSES MUST NOT EXPECT TO BE FONDLED.


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 60.
Asinus, Gallus et Leo; Asinus et Domini Canis

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