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17th Century wit & wisdom:
On Maids and Cats
A nimble cat and lazy maid,
Breed household feuds and are no aid;
But lazy cats and nimble maids,
Beyond all doubt, are greater plagues.
Once, now and then, the cat may eat,
But snoops the maid in ev’ry plate,
And makes the purse and cellar low.
How e’er it hits, there is no dough.
–Henricus Selyns 1636-1701
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3 Comments
1. Modulator&hellip replies at 21st July 2006, 4:03 pm :
Friday Ark #96
We’ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and….? We will add yo…
2. Billy The Blogging Poet replies at 21st July 2006, 4:53 pm :
Pardon me for being off topic but I’d like to invite you to submit you RSS feed to Poets101.com– a blog aggregator especially for blogging poets. You’ll find the “Submit You Blog” link at the top right of the page.
3. sherry replies at 21st July 2006, 5:22 pm :
Thanks, Billy. I did that.
Are you the mayor of Poets101.com now?
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