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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PYTHAGORAS AND THE DOG, by XENOPHANES First Line: Once he was passing by an ill-used pup Last Line: I recognized it when I heard it yell.' Subject(s): Animals; Dogs; Pythagorus (580-500 B.c.) | |||
ONCE he was passing by an ill-used pup, And pitied it, and said (or so they tell) 'Stop, do not thrash it! 'tis a dear friend's soul: I recognized it when I heard it yell.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PYTHAGORAS, HIS MORAL RULES by THOMAS STANLEY LINE OF VERSE OF YEATS by RICHARD GHORMLEY EBERHART METAMORPHOSES: BOOK 15: THE TEACHINGS OF PYTHAGORUS by PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO SURFACES AND MASKS; 7 by CLARENCE MAJOR SPOILS OF THE DEAD by ROBERT FROST SEVEN TIMES FOUR [ - MATERNITY] by JEAN INGELOW MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES ON A LADY WHO FANCIED HERSELF A BEAUTY by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 6. FAIR AND SOFTLY by PHILIP AYRES ECHOES OF SPRING: 8 by MATHILDE BLIND |
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