Did you know Alexander Pope's dog was just as poetic as his owner? It's true! Pope's dog, Bounce once wrote a poem dedicated to Henrietta Howard's dog, Fop. Bounce was very critical of Fop's haughty attitude:We Country Dogs love nobler sport,I just can't get over how similar Bounce's writing style is to Pope's!
And scorn the pranks of Dogs at Court.
Fye, naughty Fop! where e'er you come
To fart and piss about the room,
To lay your head in every lap,
And, when they think not of you - snap!
Absolutely hilarious.
ReplyDeleteDog fight. Ruff.
ReplyDeleteThat poem reminds of my chichuahua, Sir Black Jones; or as I call it, Blackie :)
ReplyDeleteThe picture is very similar to my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Reinette...or possibly to a bat, given the ears and nose.
ReplyDelete@Comtesse, He looks like a papillion to me but your deciphering is correct, Cavalier King Charles!
ReplyDeleteCharlie the Cavalier King Charles agrees that the picture is of a dog like him - and wonders if he can have their number.
ReplyDeleteAs to the poem, we all know that Bounce wrote all of Pope's poetry.
Gasp! You are RIGHT!
ReplyDeleteCharlie must now fall victim to the same dilemma many of also fall to: fancying a hunk of the past!
Proof that bitchy talking dogs transcend not just generations, but centuries! And does no one else see the cinematic potential here? Costume drama + gossiping canines = COMEDY GOLD! Seriously, the script practically writes itself (or failing that, maybe I should do it...).
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think!
ReplyDeleteOh, write it, write it!
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