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The Cat on your hearthstone to this day presages,
By solemnly sneezing, the coming of rain!

— Arthur Guiterman The Laughing Muse (1915)

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Oh, the saddest of sights in a world of sin
Is a little lost pup with his tail tucked in!

The Laughing Muse (1915)

The Pilgrims landed, worthy men,
And, saved from wreck on raging seas,
They fell upon their knees, and then
Upon the Aborigines.

The Laughing Muse (1915)

Hail Guest! We ask not what thou art:
If Friend, we greet thee, hand and heart;
If Stranger, such no longer be;
If Foe, our love shall conquer thee.

The Mirthful Lyre (1918)

Oh, the Brown Missouri Mule has a copper-plated throat,
And the welkin splits apart when he hits an upper note.

Gaily the Troubadour (1936)

When life is woe,
And hope is dumb,
The World says, "Go!"
The Grave says, "Come!"

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