tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post114455069864800084..comments2023-08-05T05:01:49.435-07:00Comments on Toasts & Crumbs: The horse and mule live 30 years ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-85457758723204278832015-11-05T09:52:34.740-08:002015-11-05T09:52:34.740-08:00Thanks a lot for the dog's verse. Never heard ...Thanks a lot for the dog's verse. Never heard or read that one before. Saw it on the wall at Federal Jack, arestaurant and micro-brewery in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA. Found it hilarious and so true.<br />Louis VLouis Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196133038959599706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-38163336743138609482015-10-26T00:52:07.644-07:002015-10-26T00:52:07.644-07:00Like it pub in Cornwall bucket of blood Hayle Towa...Like it pub in Cornwall bucket of blood Hayle TowansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-13578305085286597322015-10-22T18:44:32.226-07:002015-10-22T18:44:32.226-07:00MY version has - between the dog and the hen:
The ...MY version has - between the dog and the hen:<br />The cat in milk and water soaks<br />And then in 12 short years it croaksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-55684292942111361982014-11-16T12:25:13.944-08:002014-11-16T12:25:13.944-08:00https://flic.kr/p/pNk2JUhttps://flic.kr/p/pNk2JUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-5553314663118199772014-11-16T12:24:27.108-08:002014-11-16T12:24:27.108-08:00https://flic.kr/p/pNk2JUhttps://flic.kr/p/pNk2JUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-17499896166598522852014-11-16T12:20:53.526-08:002014-11-16T12:20:53.526-08:00I have tbat hanging on my wall. Got it from my gra...I have tbat hanging on my wall. Got it from my grandfather. Its been around a long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-79278996141752643222014-05-25T09:04:07.830-07:002014-05-25T09:04:07.830-07:00Thanks for posting, I saw this poem in a slightly ...Thanks for posting, I saw this poem in a slightly different form on the wall of a pub in Cornwall<br />Richard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313349987866019330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-25351902729639009472013-10-29T18:55:08.722-07:002013-10-29T18:55:08.722-07:00Awesome, but missing a verse:
The cat in milk and...Awesome, but missing a verse:<br /><br />The cat in milk and water soaks<br />And after 12 short years she croaksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335483836763717012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-46755831778743490572012-11-01T19:19:20.282-07:002012-11-01T19:19:20.282-07:00the author was william shakespearethe author was william shakespeareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-32246526777383636632012-09-24T16:37:52.789-07:002012-09-24T16:37:52.789-07:00This appeared in a book called "Verse and Wor...This appeared in a book called "Verse and Worse" (1970s?) and had the extra lines mentioned by D Boyd!<br />Thanks for the reminder.D Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-7548695864439599182012-02-23T09:39:21.374-08:002012-02-23T09:39:21.374-08:00Interesting! I was trying to remember the words to...Interesting! I was trying to remember the words to this... it was on a plaque in my house when I was a kid. The version I knew was very slightly different, and had two extra verses: 'The cat in milk and water soaks and then in 12 short years it croaks', and preceding 'sinful, gin-full, "All animals are strictly dry, they sinless live and swiftly die." Thanks for this... I couldn't for the life of me remember the line about the dog!D. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204120595483535172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-18741033522450567432010-09-07T02:12:33.418-07:002010-09-07T02:12:33.418-07:00Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for...Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for it for ages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-61963865000878333732009-05-25T11:45:48.999-07:002009-05-25T11:45:48.999-07:00As is the case with so many old quotes, poems and ...As is the case with so many old quotes, poems and free verse, the origin is lost to history, or even hotly disputed when credit is given.<br /><br />That's the case with "The Horse and Mule," although we know it has been around for generations. It is quoted, and credited to that prolific writer by the name of "Anonymous," in the respected anthology "Verse and Worse" by the English writer Arnold Silcock.<br /><br />You can read some interesting research and discussion on the origins of various bits of music and poetry on the BBC's "Quote ... Unquote" <A HREF="www1c.btwebworld.com/quote-unquote/April2008.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A>.William M. Dowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194419248332687100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24137791.post-20917883595632344212009-05-24T14:20:38.343-07:002009-05-24T14:20:38.343-07:00THANK YOU,for posting this poem,ESPECIALLY, since ...THANK YOU,for posting this poem,ESPECIALLY, since you've given it to me, in it's entirety! I Had a beer mug with PARTIAL inscription of of this poem .Do you know the name of the the Author who wrote this particular piece. Thanks again. MESELFUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502131853165422213noreply@blogger.com