The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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... gave up the idea for awhile , and went to work upon other things . I cannot exactly remember what I did , or how much , but my book about Cats was postponed sine die , and in the meantime I made some inquiries . ** I searched high and ...
... gave up the idea for awhile , and went to work upon other things . I cannot exactly remember what I did , or how much , but my book about Cats was postponed sine die , and in the meantime I made some inquiries . ** I searched high and ...
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... squeak was stopped in the middle by a blow from the officer , which he gave with so strong a will that his child's trumpet was struck through his cheek . " The Cat - call used at theatres in former times ΙΟ The Book of Cats .
... squeak was stopped in the middle by a blow from the officer , which he gave with so strong a will that his child's trumpet was struck through his cheek . " The Cat - call used at theatres in former times ΙΟ The Book of Cats .
Page 47
... gave an audience or received princely company . There is a funny story told of Barrett , the painter , another lover of Cats . He had for pets a Cat and a kitten , its progeny . A friend seeing two holes in the bottom of his door ...
... gave an audience or received princely company . There is a funny story told of Barrett , the painter , another lover of Cats . He had for pets a Cat and a kitten , its progeny . A friend seeing two holes in the bottom of his door ...
Page 81
... gave him food to eat , But the plainest of plain cooks " . ( Do you notice the poet's wit and humour ? ) " Him cruelly did treat . " ( There is a picture here of the Cook beating Whittington with two ladles . ) " No longer could he stay ...
... gave him food to eat , But the plainest of plain cooks " . ( Do you notice the poet's wit and humour ? ) " Him cruelly did treat . " ( There is a picture here of the Cook beating Whittington with two ladles . ) " No longer could he stay ...
Page 83
... gave him heaps of gold For an animal so rare ; The merchant brought it all to Dick , Oh , how the boy did stare ! ( And he is represented staring tremendously at a box , apparently four feet by two - and - a - half , and two - and - a ...
... gave him heaps of gold For an animal so rare ; The merchant brought it all to Dick , Oh , how the boy did stare ! ( And he is represented staring tremendously at a box , apparently four feet by two - and - a - half , and two - and - a ...
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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...