Without, unspotted; innocent within,
She feared no Danger, for she knew no gin.
Yet had she oft been scor’d by bloody claws
Of winged owls, and stern Grimalkin’s Paws
Aim’d at her destin’d Head, which made her fly,
Tho’ she was doomed to death, and fated not to die.
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ALEXANDER POPE.
Born May 21, 1688. | Died May 30, 1744.