The great Overdog
That heavenly beast
With a star in one eye
Gives a leap in the east.
He dances upright
All the way to the west
And never once drops
On his forefeet to rest.
I'm a poor underdog,
But to-night I will bark
With the great Overdog
That romps through the dark.
‘‘Canis Major,’’ by Robert Frost
Canis Major as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London, c.1825. Next to it are Lepus and Columba (partly cut off).
