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Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of meat as readily as a large, when both are before him.
- Samuel Johnson

Thy lap-dog, Ruba, is a dainty beast,
It don't surprise me in the least
To see thee lick so dainty clean a beast.
But that so dainty clean a beast licks thee,
Yes-that surprise me.
- Samuel T. Coleridge

A dog starv'd at his master's gate
Predicts the ruin of the state.
- William Blake

'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark
Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we near home;
'Tis sweet to know there is a n eye will mark
Our coming, and look brighter when we come.
- Lord Byron

One of the animals which a generous and socialable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character, he can enjoy equally the field and fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends, and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.
- Leigh Hunt

The dog alone, of all brute animals, has an affection upwards to man.
- Samuel T. Coleridge

The dog may have a spirit, as well as his brutal master;
A spirit to live in happiness: for why should he be robbed of his existence?
Hath he not a conscience of evil, a glimmer ofmoral sense,
Love and hatred, courage and fear, and visible shame and pride?
- Martin F. Tupper

Old dog Tray's ever faithful,
Grief cannot drive him away;
He's gentle, he's kind; I'll never, never find
A better friend than old dog Tray.
- Stephen Foster

Every dog is a lion at home.
- H. G. Bohn

One barking dog sets all the street a barking.
- H. G. Bohn

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