COMPLIMENTS TO CATS.
COMPLIMENTS TO CATS.
COMPLIMENTS TO CATS.
COMPLIMENTS TO CATS.
You may own a cat, but cannot govern one.
You may own a cat, but cannot govern one.
You may own a cat, but cannot govern one.
TO A KITTEN.
TO A KITTEN.
TO A KITTEN.
TO A KITTEN.
But not alone by cottage fireDo rustics rude thy feats admire;The learnèd sage, whose thoughts exploreThe widest range of human lore;Or, with unfettered fancy flyThrough airy heights of poesy;Pausing, smiles with altered airTo see thee climb his elbow-chair,Or, struggling with the mat below,Hold warfare with his slippered toe.Joanna Baillie.
But not alone by cottage fireDo rustics rude thy feats admire;The learnèd sage, whose thoughts exploreThe widest range of human lore;Or, with unfettered fancy flyThrough airy heights of poesy;Pausing, smiles with altered airTo see thee climb his elbow-chair,Or, struggling with the mat below,Hold warfare with his slippered toe.Joanna Baillie.
But not alone by cottage fireDo rustics rude thy feats admire;The learnèd sage, whose thoughts exploreThe widest range of human lore;Or, with unfettered fancy flyThrough airy heights of poesy;Pausing, smiles with altered airTo see thee climb his elbow-chair,Or, struggling with the mat below,Hold warfare with his slippered toe.Joanna Baillie.
But not alone by cottage fire
Do rustics rude thy feats admire;
The learnèd sage, whose thoughts explore
The widest range of human lore;
Or, with unfettered fancy fly
Through airy heights of poesy;
Pausing, smiles with altered air
To see thee climb his elbow-chair,
Or, struggling with the mat below,
Hold warfare with his slippered toe.
Joanna Baillie.