 | 1809 - 448 Seiten
...always superiour to the rest, and proved himself the Vestris of the party. Qne evening', the cat heing in the room, had the, hardiness to pat Bess upon the cheek ; an indignity which lie resented hy drumming upon her hack with such violence, that the cat was happy to escape from under... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 Seiten
...and play a thonsand gambols, in which Bess, being remarkably strong and fearless, was always snperior to the rest, and proved himself the Vestris of the...cat, being in the room, had the hardiness to pat Bess npon the cheek, an indignity which he resented by drnmming npon her back with snch violence, that the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 Seiten
...firm hold, they would frisk, and hound, and play a thousand gamhols, in which Bess, heing remarkahly strong and fearless, was always superior to the rest,...himself the Vestris of the party. One evening the cat heing in the room, had the hardiness to pat Bess upon the cheek, an indignity which he resented hy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 Seiten
...always superior to the rest, and proved himself the Vestris of the party. One evening the cat heing in the room, had the hardiness to pat Bess upon the cheek, an indignity which he resented hy drumming upon her hack with such violence, that the cat was happy to escape from under his paws... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - 306 Seiten
...parlour after supper, when, the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would (risk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, being remarkably strong and fearless, was always superiour to the rest, and proved himself the Yestris of the party. One evening the cat, being in the... | |
 | Kirby's wonderful and eccentric museum - 1820 - 536 Seiten
...they would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, being remarkably strong aud fearless, was always superior to the rest, and proved...room, had the hardiness to pat Bess upon the cheek, an indigmty which he resented by drumming upon her back with such violence, that the cat was happy to... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1824 - 164 Seiten
...parlour after supper, when, the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they .would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, . being...room, had the hardiness to pat Bess upon the cheek, an indignitj which he resented by drumming upon her back with such violence, that the cat was happy to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 Seiten
...parlour after supper, when, the the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, being...strong and fearless, was always superior to the rest, andprofedjtimselfthe Vestris of the party. One evening the cat, being in the room, had the hardiness... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1824 - 156 Seiten
...would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, , being remarkably strong andv fearless, was always superior to the rest, and proved himself the Vestris of the party. < )ne evening the cat being in the room, had the hardiness % to pat Bess upon the cheek, an indignity... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 Seiten
...parlour after supper, when the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would frisk, and bound and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess, being remarkably strong and fearless, was always superiour to the rest, and proved himself the Vestris of the party. One evening the cat, being in the... | |
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Bess had a courage and confidence that made him tame from the beginning. I always admitted them into the parlour after supper, when, the carpet affording their feet a firm hold, they would frisk, and bound, and play a thousand gambols, in which Bess,... 
