Sunday, January 3, 2016

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT (6)

I find this quite fascinating:

"JOHN KEATS in a letter to George and Georgina, his brother and sister.

There is another thing I must mention of a momentous kind - but I must mind my periods in it - Mrs Dilke has two Cats - a Mother and Daughter - now the Mother is a tabby and the Daughter a black and white like the spotted child - Now it appears ominous to me, for the doors of both houses are opened frequently - so that there is a complete thoroughfare for both Cats (there being no board up to the contrary), they may one and several of them come into my room ad libitum.  But no - the Tabby only comes - whether from sympathy from Ann the Maid or me I cannot tell - The Cat is not an old Maid herself - her daughter is a proof of it.  I have questioned her - I have looked at the lines of her paw - I have felt her pulse - to no purpose - Why should the old Cat come to me?  I ask myself - and myself has no word to answer.  It may come to light one day; if it does you shall hear of it......."



I wondered at his use of capital letters and also so many hyphens.  A different style of writing to today's style.

7 comments:

  1. Writing styles do seem to change over the years. Love the tabby, looks like she is asking to jump up on your lap.

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    1. In a few years I fear people will have lost the art of writing.
      I found this cat so attractive. Candy gets that pleasing look on her face at times and she usually gets what she wants too.

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  2. That is a pretty pretty cat indeed. And I love that she has the tabby M on her forehead.
    Writing styles change, like so many things. Sometimes for the better, and sometimes not.

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    1. I thought she is very beautiful and a very marked "M" too. My mum always said cats with the "M" on their foreheads were good mousers.
      I am not as keen on very modern writing but of course some from a century or two back can be hard work.

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  3. Hari Om
    A delightful little vignette of life on Keats' lap!!! I enjoy this style; had not thought about it, but tend to it myself! YAM xx

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    1. I too thought it rather wonderful and of course it IS about cats!! xx

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  4. I think they tended to write the way they talked lol. Love the kitty.

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