A cat may look at a king. In Cornwall they say a cat may look at a king if he carries his eyes about him.
"A Cat may Look at a King," is the title of a book on history, published in the early part of the last century. On the frontispiece is the picture of a cat, over it the inscription, "A cat may look at a king," and a king's head and shoulders on the title-page, with the same inscription above.
A cat's walk, a little way and back (Cornwall). No place like home. Idling about.
A dead cat feels no cold. No life, no pain, nor reproach.
A dog hath a day.—Heywood. In Essex folks add: And a cat has two Sundays. Why?
The shape of a good greyhound:
A head like a snake, a neck like a drake, A back like a beam, sided like a bream, A foot like a cat, a tail like a rat.
Ale that would make a cat talk. Strong enough to make even the dumb speak.
"A spicy pot,
Then do's us reason,
Would make a cat
To talk high treason."—D'Urfey.