The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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Page 12
... once upon a time the trick of a country- man to bring a Cat to market in a bag , and sub- stitute it for a sucking pig in another bag , which he sold to the unwary when he got the chance . If the trick was discovered prematurely , it ...
... once upon a time the trick of a country- man to bring a Cat to market in a bag , and sub- stitute it for a sucking pig in another bag , which he sold to the unwary when he got the chance . If the trick was discovered prematurely , it ...
Page 28
... once recalled to his recollection the angry and sullen demeanour of the creature during dinner . " Could it possibly be the Cat that killed him ? ” demanded of the cook the awe - struck priest . " Who knows ? " replied he ; " the beast ...
... once recalled to his recollection the angry and sullen demeanour of the creature during dinner . " Could it possibly be the Cat that killed him ? ” demanded of the cook the awe - struck priest . " Who knows ? " replied he ; " the beast ...
Page 28
... once the sad mystery was solved , the trea- cherous , ungrateful , cowardly , and revengeful mur- derer discovered ! and all that remained to be done was to summon help to destroy the wild beast , and in due time to bury the good man in ...
... once the sad mystery was solved , the trea- cherous , ungrateful , cowardly , and revengeful mur- derer discovered ! and all that remained to be done was to summon help to destroy the wild beast , and in due time to bury the good man in ...
Page 30
... earwigs , spiders , rats , and even poor little , harmless mice ; yet ladies have been known to keep white mice , and make pets of them after a time , when the first timidity was overcome . There was a captive once , 30 The Book of Cats .
... earwigs , spiders , rats , and even poor little , harmless mice ; yet ladies have been known to keep white mice , and make pets of them after a time , when the first timidity was overcome . There was a captive once , 30 The Book of Cats .
Page 31
... once , you may remember , who tamed a spider . A man , about ten years ago , who used to go about the streets , got his living by pretending to swallow snakes . He allowed them , while holding tight on their tails , to crawl half - way ...
... once , you may remember , who tamed a spider . A man , about ten years ago , who used to go about the streets , got his living by pretending to swallow snakes . He allowed them , while holding tight on their tails , to crawl half - way ...
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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...