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GEORGE AND HIS DOG
George had a large and noble dog
With hair as soft as silk;
A few black spots upon his back,
The rest as white as milk.
With hair as soft as silk;
A few black spots upon his back,
The rest as white as milk.
And many a happy hour they had,
In dull or shining weather;
For, in the house, or in the fields,
They always were together.
In dull or shining weather;
For, in the house, or in the fields,
They always were together.
It was rare fun to see them race,
Through fields of bright red clover,
And jump across the running brooks,
George and his good dog Rover.
Through fields of bright red clover,
And jump across the running brooks,
George and his good dog Rover.
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The faithful creature knew full well
When master wished to ride;
And he would kneel down on the grass,
While Georgy climbed his side.
When master wished to ride;
And he would kneel down on the grass,
While Georgy climbed his side.
They both were playing in the field,
When all at once they saw
A little squirrel on a stump,
With an acorn in his paw.
When all at once they saw
A little squirrel on a stump,
With an acorn in his paw.
Rover sent forth a loud bow-wow,
And tried to start away;
He thought to scare the little beast
Would be a noble play.
And tried to start away;
He thought to scare the little beast
Would be a noble play.
But George cried out, “For shame! for shame!
You are so big and strong,
To worry that poor little thing
Would be both mean and wrong.”
You are so big and strong,
To worry that poor little thing
Would be both mean and wrong.”
The dog still looked with eager eye,
And George could plainly see,
It was as much as he could do,
To let the squirrel be.
And George could plainly see,
It was as much as he could do,
To let the squirrel be.
The timid creature would have feared
The dog so bold and strong,
But he seemed to know the little boy
Would let him do no wrong.
The dog so bold and strong,
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Would let him do no wrong.
He peeped in George's smiling face,
And trusting to his care,
He kept his seat upon the stump,
And ate his acorn there.
And trusting to his care,
He kept his seat upon the stump,
And ate his acorn there.
He felt a spirit of pure love
Around the gentle boy,
As if good angels, hovering there,
Watched over him in joy.
Around the gentle boy,
As if good angels, hovering there,
Watched over him in joy.
And true it is, the angels oft
Good little George have led;
They're with him in his happy play,
They guard his little bed.
Good little George have led;
They're with him in his happy play,
They guard his little bed.
They keep his heart so kind and true,
They make his eye so mild;
For dearly do the angels love
A gentle little child.
They make his eye so mild;
For dearly do the angels love
A gentle little child.
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