A Nip, a Grip, and a Pang

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A man in a top hat leaps as a small bulldog chases him, catching the tails of his black coat

A nip, a grip, and then a pang.

Artist

Name:: Frohn, John C.
Dates:: 18??-??

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Format:: Square
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Nonsense for old and young
Author:: Field, Eugene
Publisher:: Boston: Henry A. Dickerman & Son, 1901
Open Library:: View record

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A man in a top hat runs and leaps as a small bulldog chases him, catching the tails of his black coat. The full verse reads:

The lute gave forth a plaintive twang—
Oh, how that doting lover sang!
A bulldog with invidious fang—
A nip, a grip, and then a pang.

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