The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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... appeared in print , that I have to tell myself . One thing I found out very early in my researches , and that was , that nine out of ten among my authorities were prejudiced against the animal about which they wrote , and furthermore ...
... appeared in print , that I have to tell myself . One thing I found out very early in my researches , and that was , that nine out of ten among my authorities were prejudiced against the animal about which they wrote , and furthermore ...
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... appearance in the costume of Macbeth , ' and , amid vollies of hissing , hooting , groans , and cat - calls , seemed as though he meant to speak a steril and pointless addressa nnounced for the oc- casion . " In book iii . chap . vi ...
... appearance in the costume of Macbeth , ' and , amid vollies of hissing , hooting , groans , and cat - calls , seemed as though he meant to speak a steril and pointless addressa nnounced for the oc- casion . " In book iii . chap . vi ...
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... appearance , as may be seen by the obliquity of their motions , and duplicity of their looks . They never look in the face those who treat them best , and of whom they seem to be the most fond ; but either through fear or falsehood ...
... appearance , as may be seen by the obliquity of their motions , and duplicity of their looks . They never look in the face those who treat them best , and of whom they seem to be the most fond ; but either through fear or falsehood ...
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... appearance of friendship and attachment . This disingenuity of character is betrayed by the ob- liquity of its movements and the ambiguity of its looks . In a word , the Cat is totally destitute of friendship . " Here , I think , are ...
... appearance of friendship and attachment . This disingenuity of character is betrayed by the ob- liquity of its movements and the ambiguity of its looks . In a word , the Cat is totally destitute of friendship . " Here , I think , are ...
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... appeared that a husband , brutally ill - using his wife , flung her on the ground , and seizing her by the throat , endeavoured to strangle her . While , however , she lay thus , a favourite Cat , named " Topsy , " suddenly sprang upon ...
... appeared that a husband , brutally ill - using his wife , flung her on the ground , and seizing her by the throat , endeavoured to strangle her . While , however , she lay thus , a favourite Cat , named " Topsy , " suddenly sprang upon ...
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Page 258 - Through richest purple to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw: A whisker first and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, She stretched in vain to reach the prize.
Page 259 - Not all that tempts your wandering eyes And heedless hearts is lawful prize ; Nor all that glisters gold.
Page 86 - Whittington and his Cat, and that, in order to it, there had been got together a great quantity of mice ; but Mr. Rich, the proprietor of the playhouse, very prudently considered that it would be impossible for the cat to kill them all...