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No!.. Yes!... Ho! hello! Oh, my eye! My sight could be failing, yet but I confess i think it's previous Deuteronomy! ' previous Deuteronomy sits on the street, He sits within the excessive road on industry day; The bullocks may perhaps bellow, the sheep they might bleat, however the canines and the herdsmen will flip them away. The automobiles and the lorries run over the kerb, And the villagers post a realize: highway CLOSED— in order that not anything untoward could probability to disturb Deuteronomy's relaxation whilst he feels so disposed Or whilst he is engaged in household economic system: And the Oldest Inhabitant croaks: 'Well, of all... issues ... Can it's ... relatively! ... No! ... Yes!... Ho! hello! Oh, my eye! i am deaf of an ear now, yet but i will bet That the reason for the difficulty is outdated Deuteronomy! ' previous Deuteronomy lies at the ground Of the Fox and French Horn for his afternoon sleep; And while the boys say: 'There's simply time for one more,' Then the landlady from her again parlour will peep And say: 'Now then, out you move, by means of the again door, For previous Deuteronomy shouldn't be woken— i will have the police if there is any uproar'— And out all of them shuffle, with out a be aware spoken. The digestive repose of that feline's gastronomy mustn't ever be damaged, no matter what befall: And the Oldest Inhabitant croaks: 'Well, of all... issues ... Can or not it's ... relatively! ... convinced! ... No!... Ho! hello! Oh, my eye! My legs will be tottery, i have to cross gradual And be cautious of previous Deuteronomy! ' OF THE PEKES AND THE POLLICLES OF THE AWEFULL conflict including a few ACCOUNT OF THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUGS AND THE POMS, AND THE INTERVENTION OF the good RUMPUSCAT The Pekes and the Pollicles, we all know, Are proud and implacable passionate foes; it truly is consistently a similar, at any place one is going. And the Pugs and the Poms, even supposing most folks say That they don't like combating, will frequently reveal each symptom of eager to take part the fray. they usually Bark bark bark bark Bark bark BARK BARK until eventually you could pay attention all of them over the Park. Now at the get together of which I shall communicate nearly not anything had occurred for almost per week (And that is decades for a Pol or a Peke). the large Police puppy was once clear of his beat— i do not be aware of the explanation, yet most folk imagine He'd slipped into the Bricklayer's palms for a drink— And not anyone in any respect was once approximately in the street while a Peke and a Pollicle occurred to satisfy. they didn't strengthen, or precisely retreat, yet they glared at one another, and scraped their hind ft, and commenced to Bark bark bark bark Bark bark BARK BARK until eventually you'll pay attention all of them over the Park. Now the Peke, even supposing humans may possibly say what they please, is not any British puppy, yet a Heathen chinese language. And so the entire Pekes, after they heard the uproar, a few got here to the window, a few got here to the door; there have been definitely a dozen, much more likely a rating. And jointly they began to grumble and wheeze of their huffery-snuffery Heathen chinese language. yet a poor din is what Pollicles like, in your Pollicle puppy is a dour Yorkshire tyke, And his braw Scottish cousins are snappers and biters, and each dog-jack of them impressive combatants; they usually stepped out, with their pipers so as, taking part in whilst the Blue Bonnets came around the Border.