Daisy, the Autobiography of a CatNoyes Brothers, 1900 - Всего страниц: 268 |
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... hard to move myself up , that I might swallow . It was impossible ; for the slightest movement gave me great pain , and I moaned and closed my eyes . She then got an old blanket , and folding it nicely , she lifted me up tenderly and ...
... hard to move myself up , that I might swallow . It was impossible ; for the slightest movement gave me great pain , and I moaned and closed my eyes . She then got an old blanket , and folding it nicely , she lifted me up tenderly and ...
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... hard task , and when you introduce her to Topsy , ' may I be there to see . ' " And Mrs. Rice turned away , laughing . " This bids fair to be the ' cats ' house ' that Eleanor used to tell the boys about . " MY MOTHER'S STORY 13 " There ...
... hard task , and when you introduce her to Topsy , ' may I be there to see . ' " And Mrs. Rice turned away , laughing . " This bids fair to be the ' cats ' house ' that Eleanor used to tell the boys about . " MY MOTHER'S STORY 13 " There ...
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... hard a looking crew as ever accompanied a hand - organ . Will had the organ strapped to his back , and I sat upright on it . I was tied to Will's arm , and Josie held another string , for they could not trust me , fear- ing I would run ...
... hard a looking crew as ever accompanied a hand - organ . Will had the organ strapped to his back , and I sat upright on it . I was tied to Will's arm , and Josie held another string , for they could not trust me , fear- ing I would run ...
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... hard for her by sticking my claws into the clothes as she tried to take them off . Chester and Henry A. , with Karl , were the ushers , and they opened the door of the hall room , where the tree was displayed in all its beauties . Mrs ...
... hard for her by sticking my claws into the clothes as she tried to take them off . Chester and Henry A. , with Karl , were the ushers , and they opened the door of the hall room , where the tree was displayed in all its beauties . Mrs ...
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... hard the world has used them , they will read my little book and keep green in their hearts the memory of one who loved them dearly , when she is sleeping peacefully under her name- sakes , the daisies . Perhaps they will tell their ...
... hard the world has used them , they will read my little book and keep green in their hearts the memory of one who loved them dearly , when she is sleeping peacefully under her name- sakes , the daisies . Perhaps they will tell their ...
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Amminadab animals arms Aunt Martha baby basket beautiful Bimbo black cat Blackie boys called Castor and Pollux CAT TALES cat's catmint chickens Chloe chloroform claws comfort cousin cruel Daisy DAISY'S dear little delight Dido door dress enjoyed eyes face father fear fear and trembling feel Flossy flowers fond Freida Friskey gave girl give glad happy head hear heard heart Hope human Jack Jett Joanna Karl keep killed kind knew lady laughed lick little kittens live looked master Miss Eleanor Miss Milly mistress Mossy mother mouth never nice night old Salem Oliver Twist paws poor cat rats returned seemed servants sister sleep soft soon story suffered tail tell thought told took Topsy tried vivisection walked Watch window wonder
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Стр. 109 - ... library to the dressing-room, where they lay quite exposed. I do not think I have heard of a more remarkable instance of reasoning and affectionate confidence in an animal, and I need hardly say that the latter manifestation gave me great pleasure. The train of reasoning seems to have been as follows : ' Now that my master has returned there is no risk of the kittens being injured by the two young savages in the house, so I will take them out for my protector to see and admire, and keep them...
Стр. 263 - Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been ? I've been to London to see the Queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there ? I frightened a little mouse under the chair.
Стр. 112 - It is a common notion that when a cat scratches the legs of a table, it is a prognostic of change of weather. John Swan, in his ' Speculum Mundi ' (Cambridge, 1643), writing of the cat, says: — "She useth therefore to wash her face with her feet, which she licketh and moisteneth with her tongue ; and it is observed by some that, if she put her feet beyond the crown of her head in this kind of washing, it is a signe of rain.
Стр. 181 - He prayeth best, who loveth best all things, both great and small ; For the dear God that loveth us, He made and loveth all.
Стр. 109 - In other words, the mother had carried them one by one in her mouth from the library to the dressing-room, where they lay quite exposed. I do not think I have heard of a more remarkable instance of reasoning and affectionate confidence in an animal, and I need hardly say that the latter manifestation gave me great pleasure. The train of reasoning seems to have been as follows : ' Now that my master has returned there is no risk of the kittens being injured by the two young savages in the house, so...
Стр. 109 - I saw the cat, and patted her as usual, and then left the house for about an hour. On returning to dress I found that the kittens were located in a corner of my dressing-room, where previous broods had been deposited and nursed. On questioning the servant as to how they came there, he at once replied, ' Sir, the old cat taking one by one in her mouth, brought them here.
Стр. 109 - In 1877 I was absent from Madras for two months, and left in my quarters three cats, one of which, an English tabby, was a very gentle and affectionate creature. During my absence the quarters were occupied by two young gentlemen, who delighted in teasing and frightening the cats. About a week before my return the English cat had kittens, which she carefully concealed behind bookshelves in the library. On the morning of my return I saw the cat, and patted her as usual, and then left the house for...
Стр. 78 - ... (even though I had to throw it out afterwards) I paid for it by missing what I then knew the tale lacked. As an instance, many years later I wrote about a mediaeval artist, a monastery, and the premature discovery of the microscope. ('The Eye of Allah.') Again and again it went dead under my hand, and for the life of me I could not see why. I put it away and waited. Then said my Daemon — and I was meditating something else at the time — 'Treat it as an illuminated manuscript.
Стр. 265 - I know it is a free country, and I have as good a right to the fence as he has to his garden.
Стр. 235 - She said they were hunted about, and never knew what it was to have a kind word spoken to them.