Nature
The Whole Duty of Kittens
From The Kitten's Garden of Verses (1911)
Nature
When Human Folk at Table eat,
A Kitten must not mew for meat,
Or jump to grab it from the Dish,
(Unless it happens to be fish).
Cite this poem
MLA
Herford, Oliver. “The Whole Duty of Kittens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/114/.
Chicago
Herford, Oliver. “The Whole Duty of Kittens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herford/114/.
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