The Weasel King ([info]theweaselking) wrote,
@ 2006-09-06 15:46:00
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Middle English cat humour.
Brave Beocat, brood-kit of Ecgthmeow,
Hearth-pet of Hrothgar in whose high halls
He mauled without mercy many fat mice,
Night did not find napping nor snack-feasting.

It goes on.


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[info]stormfeather
2006-09-06 10:06 pm UTC (link)
Old English, surely?

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[info]theweaselking
2006-09-06 10:14 pm UTC (link)
I don't know. It appears to have been translated AT LEAST halfway up to modern English.

(Whaddaya mean, that's not what "Middle English" means?)

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More Felid Poetry
[info]texas_tiger
2006-09-07 11:42 am UTC (link)
http://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Cats-Definitive-Anthology-Distinguished-Feline-Verse/dp/0679435824/ref=sr_11_1/002-8446412-6584052?ie=UTF8

Which contains that one, among others. Enjoy!

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