The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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... kind of double tripod with six feet , intended to hold a plate before the fire and so constructed that , in whatever ... kind of common salt . Cat's - eye or Sun - stone of the Turks is a kind of gem found chiefly in Siberia . It is very ...
... kind of double tripod with six feet , intended to hold a plate before the fire and so constructed that , in whatever ... kind of common salt . Cat's - eye or Sun - stone of the Turks is a kind of gem found chiefly in Siberia . It is very ...
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... kind of yellowish radiation somewhat similar to the eyes of cats . Catkins are imperfect flowers hanging from trees in the manner of a rope or cat's - tail . Cat's - meat , Cat - thyme , and Cat's - foot are the names of herbs ; Cat's ...
... kind of yellowish radiation somewhat similar to the eyes of cats . Catkins are imperfect flowers hanging from trees in the manner of a rope or cat's - tail . Cat's - meat , Cat - thyme , and Cat's - foot are the names of herbs ; Cat's ...
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... kind of ship , too , called a Cat , a vessel formed on the Norwegian model , of about 600 tons burthen . That was the sort of cat that brought the great Dick Whittington , of " turn again " memory , his fortune . Do you remember how ...
... kind of ship , too , called a Cat , a vessel formed on the Norwegian model , of about 600 tons burthen . That was the sort of cat that brought the great Dick Whittington , of " turn again " memory , his fortune . Do you remember how ...
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... kind . Let us hope that the other contributors to the Encyclo- pædia knew something more of what they wrote about than the gentleman above quoted . And these opinions are not uncommon ; for instance , allow me to quote from an article ...
... kind . Let us hope that the other contributors to the Encyclo- pædia knew something more of what they wrote about than the gentleman above quoted . And these opinions are not uncommon ; for instance , allow me to quote from an article ...
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... kind treatment , they are as ill - used as if they were con- stant wives — rather unfair on ladies of their exces- sive genius . Could every Cat , like Whittington's , catch fortunes for her master as well as mice , we should hear no ...
... kind treatment , they are as ill - used as if they were con- stant wives — rather unfair on ladies of their exces- sive genius . Could every Cat , like Whittington's , catch fortunes for her master as well as mice , we should hear no ...
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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...