Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time".
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Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time".
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Thrice the brinded Cat hath mew'd.
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It is well known that the only wool susceptible of acquiring delicate and brilliant colours by the process of dyeing, is white wool: for this reason the Cachemirians separate all those lambs which are black or brinded.
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Glory be to God for dappled things— / For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; / For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim: […]
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