The
DOG
and
his
MASTER
.
NO
better
Dog
e'er
kept
his
Master's
Door
Than
honest
Snarl
,
who
spar'd
nor
Rich
nor
Poor
;
But
gave
the
Alarm
,
when
any
one
drew
nigh
,
Nor
let
pretended
Friends
pass
fearless
by
:
For
which
reprov'd
,
as
better
Fed
than
Taught
,
He
rightly
thus
expostulates
the
Fault
.
To
keep
the
House
from
Rascals
was
my
Charge
;
The
Task
was
great
,
and
the
Commission
large
.
Nor
did
your
Worship
e'er
declare
your
Mind
,
That
to
the
begging
Crew
it
was
confin'd
;
Who
shrink
an
Arm
,
or
prop
an
able
Knee
,
Or
turn
up
Eyes
,
till
they're
not
seen
,
nor
see
.
To
Thieves
,
who
know
the
Penalty
of
Stealth
,
And
fairly
stake
their
Necks
against
your
Wealth
,
These
are
the
known
Delinquents
of
the
Times
,
And
Whips
and
Tyburn
testify
their
Crimes
.
But
since
to
Me
there
was
by
Nature
lent
An
exquisite
Discerning
by
the
Scent
;
I
trace
a
Flatt'rer
,
when
he
fawns
and
leers
,
A
rallying
Wit
,
when
he
commends
and
jeers
:
The
greedy
Parasite
I
grudging
note
,
Who
praises
the
good
Bits
,
that
oil
his
Throat
;
I
mark
the
Lady
,
you
so
fondly
toast
,
That
plays
your
Gold
,
when
all
her
own
is
lost
:
The
Knave
,
who
fences
your
Estate
by
Law
,
Yet
still
reserves
an
undermining
Flaw
.
These
and
a
thousand
more
,
which
I
cou'd
tell
,
Provoke
my
Growling
,
and
offend
my
Smell
.