 | English essays - 1714 - 380 pages
...The Conceit that a Cut has nine Lives has coft at leaft nine Lives in ten of the whole Rtce of 'em: Scarce a Boy in the Streets but has in this Point outdone Hercules himfelf, who was famous for killing a Monfter that had but Three Lives. Whether the unaccountable... | |
 | 1747 - 584 pages
...treated as common Enemies wherever found. The Conceit that a Cat has Nine Lives, has coft at leaft nine Lives in ten of the whole Race of them : Scarce a Boy in the Street but has in this Point outdone Hercules himfelf, who was famous for killing a Monfter that had... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...Cat's having nine Lives , hath coft at leaft nine Lives in ten ' of the whole Race of them; fcarce a Boy in the Streets, but has ' in this Point outdone even Hercuks himfelf, who was renowned ? ior killing a Monfter that had but three Lives." , Y'de Hogarth... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...reason, to be treated as common enemies wherever found. The conceit that a cat has nine lives, has cost at least nine lives in ten of the whole race...a boy in the streets but has in this point outdone Hercules himself, who was famous for killing a monster that had three lives. Whether the unaccountable... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...treated as common enemies, wherever found. The conceit that a cat has nine lives, has coft at leaft nine lives in ten of the whole race of them : Scarce a boy in the ftreet but has, in this point, outdone Hercules himfelf, who was famous for killing a mcnfter that... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...treated as common enemies, wherever found. The conceit that a cat has nine lives, has coft at leaft nine lives in ten of the whole race of them: Scarce a boy in the ftreet but has, in this point, outdone Hercules himfelf, who was famous for killing a monfter that... | |
 | John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...Animal to Jelly."— " It has been judiciously observed, he farther remarks, speaking of Cats, that the Conceit of a Cat's having nine Lives, hath cost...renowned for killing a Monster that had but three Lives." we hope will be soon forgotten amongst us. It is an Amusement fit only for the bloodiest Savages, and... | |
 | John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1810 - 510 pages
...Animal to Jelly." — " It has been judiciously observed, he farther remarks, speaking of Cats, tii.it the Conceit of a Cat's having nine Lives, hath cost...renowned for killing a Monster that had but three Lives." Vide Hogarth Moralized, p. 134. a 2 we we hope will be soon forgotten amongst us. It is an Amusement... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...reason, to be treated as common euemies wherever found. The conceit that a cat has nine lives, has cost at least nine lives in ten of the whole race...a boy in the streets but has in this point outdone Hercules himself, who was famous for killing a monster that had but three lives. Whether the unaccountable... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...reason, to be treated as common enemies, wherever fonnd. The conceit, that a cat has nine lives, has cost at least nine lives in ten of the whole race of them: scarce a boy in the streets hut has in this point outdone Hercules himself, who was famous for killing a monster that had but three... | |
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The conceit that a cat has nine lives, has cost at least nine lives in ten of the whole race of them. Scarce a boy in the streets but has in this point outdone Hercules himself, who was famous for killing a monster that had but three lives. 
