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THE PARSON, THE SQUIRE, AND THE SPANIEL.
A TALE.
A gentleman possess'd a fav'rite spaniel,
That never treated maid nor man ill:
This dog, of whom we cannot too much say,
Got from his godfather the name of Tray.
That never treated maid nor man ill:
This dog, of whom we cannot too much say,
Got from his godfather the name of Tray.
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After ten years of service just,
Tray, like the race of mortals, sought the dust—
That is to say, the spaniel died:
A coffin then was order'd to be made,
The dog was in the churchyard laid,
And o'er his pale remains the master cried.
Tray, like the race of mortals, sought the dust—
That is to say, the spaniel died:
A coffin then was order'd to be made,
The dog was in the churchyard laid,
And o'er his pale remains the master cried.
Lamenting much his trusty fur-clad friend,
And willing to commemorate his end,
He rais'd a small blue stone, just after burial,
And, weeping, wrote on it this sweet memorial:
And willing to commemorate his end,
He rais'd a small blue stone, just after burial,
And, weeping, wrote on it this sweet memorial:
TRAY's EPITAPH.
Here rest the relics of a friend below,Blest with more sense than half the folks I know:
Fond of his ease, and to no parties prone,
He damn'd no sect, but calmly gnaw'd his bone;
Perform'd his functions well in ev'ry way—
Blush, Christians, if you can, and copy Tray.
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