“How Master that little Dog pets!”
Thinks the Ass; & with jealousy frets,
So he climbs Master’s knees,
Hoping dog-like to please,
And a drubbing is all that he gets.
ASSES MUST NOT EXPECT TO BE FONDLED
From The Baby’s Own Aesop, by Walter Crane. 1887 (Page 52)
Reported at the Distributed Proofreaders forum. Sorry to say I missed it before now.
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