. Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme . XXVI. QUEEX VICTORIAS FAVORITE DOG. Twas a Pomeranian—honored by the great, good Queen,Who wished it at her bedside before the closing scene:She fondled and caressed it, a message to her ruling many millions, she had dumb creatures onher mind. With all the multitudinous duties of the Queen, sover-eign of the greatest empire of the world, she did not forgetto give care and thought to the animals of her household. 72 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS One of the most beautiful and tender acts of her eighty-two years of life, was the request, (just a littl
. Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme . XXVI. QUEEX VICTORIAS FAVORITE DOG. Twas a Pomeranian—honored by the great, good Queen,Who wished it at her bedside before the closing scene:She fondled and caressed it, a message to her ruling many millions, she had dumb creatures onher mind. With all the multitudinous duties of the Queen, sover-eign of the greatest empire of the world, she did not forgetto give care and thought to the animals of her household. 72 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS One of the most beautiful and tender acts of her eighty-two years of life, was the request, (just a little whilebefore her spirit passed beyond land and sea), to haveher favorite dog brought to her, whe~ she patted andstroked it; which was meant, no doubt, as a gentle com-mand to her subjects to treat with kindness and human-ity Gods dumb XXVII. THE GKEYHOUND. For finest traits and a great careerThe noble greyhound has no peer;He walks the earth with a delicate treadAnd sinewy form, holding high his head. IN PROSE AND RHYME. 73
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