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The Cat Pegasus
The good cats have a Pegasus,A proud ghost, very strong.
He will not teach the cats to fly,
Nor teach them song.
His opera is excellent,
His monologues are great,
Ranging from orator
Saving his native state
To an actor speaking East Lynne lines
In a way to carry weight.
And he can carol manfully,
Higher than this and higher,
Outdoing Wagner even in
The Song of The Magic Fire.
And though this cat can sing like men
And the kittens ride his back,
Hoping to learn the notes his way,
He keeps their voices slack.
He wants to be the only cat
In Heaven that sings, and then
He loves their tortured hopeless hope
To be at last like men!
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