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(Encyclopedia) cheetahcheetahchēˈtə [key], carnivore of the cat family, Acinonyx jubatus, native to Africa and SW Asia as far east as India. Formerly numerous all over their range, they are extinct…Smart, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Smart, Christopher, 1722–71, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he lived in London writing poems, editing a humorous magazine, and producing plays. His one great poem, Song to…Kit-Cat Club
(Encyclopedia) Kit-Cat Club, London political and literary club, active c.1700–1720. The membership of some four dozen included leading Whig politicians and London's best young writers. Among them…Marquis, Don
(Encyclopedia) Marquis, Don (Donald Robert Perry Marquis)Marquis, Donmärˈkwĭs [key], 1878–1937, American author, b. Walnut, Ill. In 1912 he began the humorous column “The Sun Dial” in the New York…Tonson, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Tonson, JacobTonson, Jacobtŏnˈsən [key], 1656?–1736, English publisher. He and his brother Richard purchased the publication rights to Milton's Paradise Lost, a transaction later…Anderson, Dame Judith
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Dame Judith, 1898–1992, British actress, b. Adelaide, S. Australia, originally named Frances Margaret Anderson. She made her debut in Sydney in 1915 and by 1924 had become…Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams Biography
Cleveland (Big Cat) WilliamsAge: 66 heavyweight boxer who overcame serious injuries to become a top contender in the 1960s; lost in the third round to Muhammad Ali in 1966; a state trooper…John Keats: To Mrs. ReynoldsâÂÂs Cat
To HomerTo One Who Has Been Long in City PentTo Mrs. Reynolds's Cat Cat! who hast passed thy grand climacteric, How many mice and rats hast in thy days Destroyed? How many tit-bits stolen?…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Verses on a Cat
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: OmensVerses on a Cat Published by Hogg, "Life of Shelley", 1858; dated 1800. 1. A cat in distress, Nothing more, nor less; Good folks, I must faithfully…Brewer's: Cat has nine Lives
(A). (See under Nine.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cat i' the AdageCat and Tortoise A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…Trending
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