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Cat iʹ the Adage (The)

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The adage referred to is, the cat loves fish, but does not like to wet her paws.

Letting I dare not wait upon I would,

Like the poor cat iʹ the adage.


Shakespeare: Macbeth, i. 7.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Cat and Dog
Cat and Fiddle
Cat and Kittens
Cat and Tortoise
Cat has nine Lives (A)
Cat i the Adage (The)
Cat may look at a King (A)
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Cat Proverbs
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Foot
Cat’s Melody (The)
Cat’s Paw
Cat’s Sleep
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