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ONE WITNESS by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THE SECRETARY WAS A PRESENCE GRIM
Last Line: HIS LITTLE DOG WATCHED FOR HIM AT THE GATE
Subject(s): ANIMALS;DOGS;EYES;FRIENDSHIP;PRESENCE;
THE Secretary was a presence grim,
Moody and cold, and full of cares of state;
But one there was who, mute, defended him —
His little dog watched for him at the gate.

The Secretary, he became a clod,
Pomp and funereal honors, hearse ornate;
No friends, no tears — but in the sight of God
His little dog watched for him at the gate.



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