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>Pagett, M.P.
>The toad beneath the harrow knows
>Exactly where eath tooth-point goes.
>The butterfly upon the road
>Preaches contentment to that toad.
The lines below appeared in Saki's "For the Duration of the War".
The similarity is too great for coincidence, isn't it? Saki
must have known "Pagett, M.P.", even if Kipling did suppress it.
Paul Hutchinson.
A Mouse that prayed for Allah's aid
Blasphemed when no such aid befell:
A Cat, who feasted on that mouse,
Thought Allah managed vastly well.
Pray not for aid to One who made
A set of never-changing Laws,
But in your need remember well
He gave you speed, or guile --- or claws.
Some laud a life of mild content:
Content may fall, as well as Pride.
The Frog who hugged his lowly Ditch
Was much disgruntled when it dried.
'You are not on the Road to Hell,
You tell me with fanatic glee:
Vain boaster, what shall that avail
If Hell is on the to thee?
A Poet praised the Evening Star,
Another praised the Parrot's hue:
A Merchant praised his merchandise
And he, at least, praised what he knew.
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