Thou, doggèd Cineas, hated like a dog,

For still thou grumblest like a masty[478] dog,

Compar'st thyself to nothing but a dog;

Thou say'st thou art as weary as a dog,

As angry, sick, and hungry as a dog,

As dull and melancholy as a dog,

As lazy, sleepy, idle[479] as a dog.

But why dost thou compare thee to a dog

In that for which all men despise a dog?

I will compare thee better to a dog;10