The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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Page 38
... me to quote from an article in a popular mis- cellany : - " No ! I cannot abide Cats , " says the writer . " Pet Cats , wild Cats , Tom Cats , gib Cats , Persian Cats , Angora Cats , tortoiseshell Cats , tabby Cats 38 The Book of Cats .
... me to quote from an article in a popular mis- cellany : - " No ! I cannot abide Cats , " says the writer . " Pet Cats , wild Cats , Tom Cats , gib Cats , Persian Cats , Angora Cats , tortoiseshell Cats , tabby Cats 38 The Book of Cats .
Page 39
... tabby Cats , black Cats , Manx Cats , brindled Cats , mewing once , twice , or thrice , as the case may be , -none of these Cats delight me ; they are associated in my mind with none but disagreeable objects and re- membrances - old ...
... tabby Cats , black Cats , Manx Cats , brindled Cats , mewing once , twice , or thrice , as the case may be , -none of these Cats delight me ; they are associated in my mind with none but disagreeable objects and re- membrances - old ...
Page 97
... tabby Cat weighing 25 lbs . , and measuring 27 inches round the body , and 37 inches from the tip of the tail to the end of the nose ; height to top of shoulders 11 inches : he was then seven years old . The tame Cat's tail ends in a ...
... tabby Cat weighing 25 lbs . , and measuring 27 inches round the body , and 37 inches from the tip of the tail to the end of the nose ; height to top of shoulders 11 inches : he was then seven years old . The tame Cat's tail ends in a ...
Page 101
... tabby tribe were put into a wicker basket , and thrown alive into the midst of an immense fire , kindled in the public square by the bishop and his clergy . Hymns and anthems were sung , and processions were made by the priest and ...
... tabby tribe were put into a wicker basket , and thrown alive into the midst of an immense fire , kindled in the public square by the bishop and his clergy . Hymns and anthems were sung , and processions were made by the priest and ...
Page 126
... Tabby belonging to a ship- master was left on shore , by accident , while his vessel sailed from the harbour of Aberdour , Fife- shire , which is about half a mile from the village . The vessel was a month absent , and on her return ...
... Tabby belonging to a ship- master was left on shore , by accident , while his vessel sailed from the harbour of Aberdour , Fife- shire , which is about half a mile from the village . The vessel was a month absent , and on her return ...
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