Poem of the Day
Epitaph on a Hare
Here lies, whom hound did ne’er pursue,
Nor swifter greyhound follow,
Whose foot ne’er tainted morning dew,
Nor ear heard huntsman’s hallo’,
Old Tiney, surliest of his kind,
Who, nursed with tender care,
And to domesticate...
A note from the editor: William Cowper, who is credited with coining the phrase "variety is the spice of life," was born on this day in 1731.
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