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He sniffed the whole way till he came to her ear, 

 Which he touched with his paw, but it filled him with fear 

 When it moved, and he thought 'twould be best to retire 

 And watch from a distance, so paused to admire. 



But this was too much for our friend, 'twould appear, 

 • For he ran in again, and sniffed hard at the ear : 

 At this the old lady got up in a rage 

 And, thinking him forward, no doubt, for his age, 



Made a rush at the pup with her snout in the air, 

 Which made him run up the long lane like a hare. 

 The next day being Sunday, this man of research 

 Got into the dairy when we were at church ; 



And when we returned, he was covered with cream, 

 Which was running away from his neck in a stream. 

 He welcomed us gladly, and seemed quite delighted. 

 As though we were guests, and expressly invited. 



The air of good nature he wore, and the way 

 He showed us about was as good as a play ; 

 And then, after dinner we found him asleep 

 In the bedroom upstairs, where he lay in a heap 



On the bed, which he covered with patches of dirt : 

 His pillow, we found, was my latest new shirt. 

 And after a while, he grew into a hound, 

 And stood like a monarch, and covered the ground. 



