lirik lagu robert speaight - ode to death of a cat by thomas gray
’twas on a lofty vase’s side
where china’s gayest art had dyed
the azure flowers that blow;
demurest of the tabby kind
the pensive selima, reclined
gazed on the lake below
her conscious tail her joy declared;
the fair round face, the snowy beard
the velvet of her paws
her coat, that with the tortoise vies
her ears of jet, and emеrald eyes
she saw; and purrеd applause
still had she gazed; but ’midst the tide
two angel forms were seen to glide
the genii of the stream;
their scaly armour’s tyrian hue
through richest purple to the view
betrayed a golden gleam
the hapless nymph with wonder saw;
a whisker first and then a claw
with many an ardent wish
she stretched in vain to reach the prize
what female heart can gold despise?
what cat’s averse to fish?
presumptuous maid! with looks intent
again she stretch’d, again she bent
nor knew the gulf between
(malignant fate sat by, and smiled)
the slippery verge her feet beguiled
she tumbled headlong in
eight times emerging from the flood
she mewed to every watery god
some speedy aid to send
no dolphin came, no nereid stirred;
nor cruel tom, nor susan heard;
a favourite has no friend!
from hence, ye beauties, undeceived
know, one false step is ne’er retrieved
and be with caution bold
not all that tempts your wandering eyes
and heedless hearts, is lawful prize;
nor all that glisters, gold
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