It would be very unlucky for cats if people in a body shoul… - Jean Ingelow

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It would be very unlucky for cats if people in a body should discover how much more jolly it was to be out in the warm golden mist of moonlight, when all was so fresh and sweet, than tucked up in their heated bedrooms under the low ceiling that shuts out the stars.

Jean Ingelow

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Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.

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Alternative Names: Orris

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