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Quotation by Agnes Repplier
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Agnes Repplier (11)Additional Sources
"A Kitten" In the Dozy Hours (1894)"A Short Defense of Villains" Essays in Miniature (1892)In Pursuit of Laughter (1936)"On the Benefits of Superstition" Books and Men (1888)Philadelphia: The Place and the People (1898)Related Subjects
pets (9) animals (4) hunting (3) love (2) musicians (2) sounds (2) music (2) men (2) tyranny (1) exile (1)
Why does not the kitten betray some of the attributes common to the adult puss? A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense. We never hear our friends say they love puppies, but cannot bear dogs. A kitten is a thing apart; and many people who lack the discriminating enthusiasm for cats, who regard these beautiful beasts with aversion and mistrust, are won over easily, and cajoled out of their prejudices, by the deceitful wiles of kittenhood.
Agnes Repplier (1858–1950), U.S. author, social critic. "A Kitten," In the Dozy Hours (1894).
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