#memoirs of bob the spotted terrier

[wellconstructedsentences]

The love of fame seems natural to every thing that breathes; even the notoriety of infamy has been thought more desirable than the oblivious shade of unaspiring innocence. Else how can we account for several sad dogs of the human race, of both sexes, publishing their disgraceful memoirs; and thus inviting that reprobation which they might have escaped, had they kept their secrets to themselves?

Memoirs of Bob, The Spotted Terrier