The World’s Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia in 15 Volumes. 1906.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (17511816)Lord Erskines Simile
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Called a wife a tin canister tied to one’s tail;
And fair Lady Anne, while this raillery he carries on,
Seems hurt at his lordship’s degrading comparison.
But wherefore degrading, if taken aright?
A canister’s useful and polished and bright,
And if dirt its original purity hide,
’Tis the fault of the puppy to whom it is tied.