Anon. - The Dog 汉译

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  His tail in glee he did not feel,

Nor quit his old-time friend to tag

  At some more influential heel.

The yellowest cur I ever knew

Was to the boy who loved him true.

I’ve never known a dog to show

  Half-way devotion to his friend,

To seek a kinder man to know,

  Or riche; but unto the end

The humblest dog I ever knew

Was to the man that loved him true.

I’ve never known a dog to fake

  Affection for a present gain,

A false display of love to make

  Some little favor to attain.

I’ve never known a Prince or Spot

That seemed to be what he was not.

And I have known a dog to bear

  Starvation’s pangs from day to day,

With him who had been glad to share

  His bread and meat along the way.

No dog, however mean or rude,

Is guilty of ingratitude.