Nature
Education
From The Kitten's Garden of Verses (1911)
Nature
When People think that Kittens play,
It's really quite the other way.
For when they chase the Ball or Bobbin
They learn to catch a Mouse or Robin.
The Kitten, deaf to Duty's call,
Who will not chase the bounding ball,
A hungry Cathood will enjoy,
The scorn of Mouse and Bird and Boy.
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MLA
Herford, Oliver. “Education.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/102/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “Education.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/102/.
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