Cats Quote by Henry N. Beard

“Let us roam then, you and I, When the evening is splayed out across the sky [...] Paths that follow like a nagging accusation…

— Henry N. Beard

“ The Prologue to TERRITORY LOST "Of cats' first disobedience, and the height Of that forbidden tree whose doom'd ascent Brought man into the…

— Henry N. Beard

“ To a Vase "How do I break thee? Let me count the ways. I break thee if thou art at any height My…

— Henry N. Beard

“ The End of the Raven "On a night quite unenchanting, when the rain was downward slanting I awakened to the ranting of the…

— Henry N. Beard

“He would have finished Goddam off then and there, but pity stayed his hand. 'It's a pity I've run out of bullets,' he thought.”

— Henry N. Beard

“Ah, fish, there is no fare Quite like a flounder! They surely will not miss A piece or two from stacks of sole like…

— Henry N. Beard

“And indeed there will be time To wonder, 'Do I shed?' and, 'Do I shed?' Time to turn back and stretch out on the…

— Henry N. Beard

“Behold the day-break! I awaken you by sitting on your chest and purring in your face, I stir you with muscular paw-prods, I rouse…

— Henry N. Beard

“You can never know where I am or what I am, But I am good company to you nonetheless, And really do regret I…

— Henry N. Beard

“ Abyssinias "I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: A huge four-footed limestone form Sits in the desert, sinking in the…

— Henry N. Beard

“The noisy jay swoops by and reviles me, he complains of my meow and my malingering. I too am not a bit subdued, I…

— Henry N. Beard

“If you can try to nap where someone's sitting, Although there is another empty chair, Then rub against his ankle without quitting Until he…

— Henry N. Beard