"Jeoffry, a poet's cat, has ignored vast amounts of Milton"
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Siobhan Carroll, "For He Can Creep" (
Tor.com, July 10, 2019): "The devil sighs and examines his claws. He is simultaneously a monstrous serpent, a mighty angel, and a handsome black cat with whiskers the color of starlight. The cat's whiskers are singed, the serpent's scales are scarred, and the angel's brow is heavy with an ancient grievance, and yet he is still beautiful, in his way. 'But more of this later. Jeoffry, I have come to converse with you. Will you not take a walk with me?' Jeoffry pauses, considering. Do you have treats?" Christopher Smart's cat Jeoffry
previously. Further appreciation of
Jubilate Agno at
The Public Domain Review. Siobhan Carroll
previously and
previouslier.
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