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AN INSECTARIAN by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: I CANNOT WASH MY DOG,' SHE SAID
Last Line: "MAY FIND NO OTHER HOME."
Subject(s): ANIMALS; DOGS; FLEAS;
"I cannot wash my dog," she said,
"Nor touch him with a comb,
For fear the fleas upon him bred
May find no other home."



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