The Christmas Prince 1607

The Christmas Prince 1607

The Christmas Prince 1607

The Christmas Prince, 1607.

As gray as Grannum's cat. Hazlitt. So old as to be likely to be doubly gray.

As melancholy as a cat. Walker. The voice of the cat is melancholy.

As melancholy as a gib-cat (Scotch). As an old, worn-out cat. Johnston.

"I am as melancholy as a gib-cat or a lugged bear."