"Cat-o'-nine-tails" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... liars, and thieves; and especially is this so in England. Gipsy life may find favour in the East, but in the West the system cannot thrive. A real Englishman hates the man who will not work, scorns the man who would tell him a lie, and would give the thief who puts his hands into his pocket the cat-o'-nine-tails most unmercifully. The persecutions of the Gipsies in this country from time to time has been brought about, to a great extent, by themselves. John Bull dislikes keeping the idle, bastard children of other nations. He readily ...
— Gipsy Life - being an account of our Gipsies and their children • George Smith
... a real ship's cat on this iron pot," retorted Torry, "I know who would most frequently have the attention of that. You need the cat-o'-nine-tails right ...
— Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns - Sinking the German U-Boats • Halsey Davidson |
