The playful kitten, with its pretty little tigerish gambles… - Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

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The playful kitten, with its pretty little tigerish gambles, is infinitely more amusing than half the people one is obliged to live with in the world.

Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

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Sydney, Lady Morgan (née Owenson; c. 1778 – 14 April 1859), was an Irish novelist, best known for The Wild Irish Girl (1806), a romantic, and some critics suggest, "proto-feminist", novel with political and patriotic overtones. Her work, including continental travelogues, sparked controversy and faced censorship. She counted Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron among her defenders.

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The playful kitten, with its pretty little tigerish gambles, is infinitely more amusing than half the people one is obliged to live with in the world. - Sydney, Lady Morgan, authoress of 'The wild Irish girl'

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