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Quotation of the Day for August 19, 2010And shall not Hodge's memory claim Of innocence the candid fame; Shall not his worth a poem fill, Who never thought, nor uttered ill; Who by his manner when caressed Warmly his gratitude expressed; And never failed his thanks to purr Whene'er he stroaked his sable furr? - Percival Stockdale, from An Elegy on The Death of Dr Johnson's Favourite Cat. Samuel Johnson's cat Hodge was probably not his favourite, but was called by Johnson "a very fine cat, a very fine cat indeed". [In memory of Max, born 2004, died Aug. 11, 2010, and himself a very fine cat.] [http://mrswoffington.blogspot.com/2009/03/elegy-on-death-of-dr-johnsons-favourite.html] [http://quotationofthedaylist.blogspot.com/2005/03/quotation-of-day-for-march-8-2005.html] Submitted by: Terry Labach Aug. 12, 2010 |
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