The Book of Cats: A Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies, Legendary, Lyrical, Medical, Mirthful and Miscellaneous |
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... passed when he returned , and found his friend still recumbent he did not at first think of disturbing him , but after a few minutes , considering that he had slept very long , he looked more observantly towards the couch , and was ...
... passed when he returned , and found his friend still recumbent he did not at first think of disturbing him , but after a few minutes , considering that he had slept very long , he looked more observantly towards the couch , and was ...
Page 27
... passed in or out on that side without his knowledge . " Listen to me ; some person has been into that room since dinner , and your master is cruelly mur- dered . " " Murdered ! " cried the three domestics in tones of terror and ...
... passed in or out on that side without his knowledge . " Listen to me ; some person has been into that room since dinner , and your master is cruelly mur- dered . " " Murdered ! " cried the three domestics in tones of terror and ...
Page 98
... passed a great portion of their time attending on the Cats of the temple . Mrs. Loudon suggests that hence , perhaps , may have arisen the idea that a fondness for Cats is a sign of old maidism . Apollo created the lion to terrify his ...
... passed a great portion of their time attending on the Cats of the temple . Mrs. Loudon suggests that hence , perhaps , may have arisen the idea that a fondness for Cats is a sign of old maidism . Apollo created the lion to terrify his ...
Page 182
... given up for the time , and , with the exception of the tip of her tail , lost in one of the traps , passed the remainder of her life happy and unmutilated . CHAPTER X. TOM CHAPTER Of a certain Voracious Cat , 182 The Book of Cats .
... given up for the time , and , with the exception of the tip of her tail , lost in one of the traps , passed the remainder of her life happy and unmutilated . CHAPTER X. TOM CHAPTER Of a certain Voracious Cat , 182 The Book of Cats .
Page 186
... passed slowly , another just the same . With hunger he so hungry was - it did so strong assail , That , although very loath , he was obliged to eat his tail . This whetted quite his appetite , and though his stump was sore , The next ...
... passed slowly , another just the same . With hunger he so hungry was - it did so strong assail , That , although very loath , he was obliged to eat his tail . This whetted quite his appetite , and though his stump was sore , The next ...
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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...