Quote#Time
The gingham dog and the calico cat
Quote byEugene Field · 1850–1895
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Love Songs of Childhood (1894).
English (original)
The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat; 'T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!) Nor one nor t' other had slept a wink! The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate Appeared to know as sure as fate There was going to be a terrible spat. (I wasn't there; I simply state What was told to me by the Chinese plate!) The Duel, st. 1
— Eugene Field
More from Eugene Field
He could whip his weight in wildcats.
It always was the biggest fish I caught that got away.
I feel a sort of yearnin' 'nd a chokin' in my throat When I think of Red Hoss Mountain 'nd of Casey's tabble dote!
Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum: it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other. Within the compass of five generations we find the Puritan first an uncompromising believer in demonology and magic, and then a scoffer at …
The best of all physicians Is apple pie and cheese!
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"