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Poem by Oliver Herford


The Whole Duty of Kittens


When Human Folk at Table eat,
A Kitten must not mew for meat,
Or jump to grab it from the Dish,
(Unless it happens to be fish).



Oliver Herford


Oliver Herford's other poems:
  1. Proem
  2. The Hen
  3. The Puncture
  4. Why Ye Blossome Cometh before Ye Leafe
  5. The Milk Jug


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