Winston Churchill’s Doggerel

Winston Churchill wrote the following “doggerel” (groan) when his daughter’s Pug fell ill:

Oh, what is the matter with poor Puggy-Wug?
Pet him and kiss him and give him a hug.
Run and fetch him a suitable drug.
Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug.
That is the way to cure Puggy-Wug.

Image from the film “Walk With Destiny” (1974)
Based on Sir Winston Churchill’s The Gathering Storm
The pug, “Goodchance My Delila” appeared in the movie. Sir Richard Burton (who played Churchill) was so enamored that he offered a large sum of money to buy her but the owner, Ellen Brown, declined.

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