Petrarch loved his cat almost as much as he loved Laura

Petrarch loved his cat almost as much as he loved Laura

Petrarch loved his cat almost as much as he loved Laura

Petrarch loved his cat almost as much as he loved Laura, and when it died he had it embalmed.

Tasso addressed one of his best sonnets to his female cat.

Cardinal Wolsey had his cat placed near him on a chair while acting in his judicial capacity.

Sir I. Newton was also a lover of cats, and there is a good story told of the philosopher having two holes made in a door for his cat and her kitten to enter by a large one for the cat, and a small one for the kitten.