"drown like kittens"

[Wilson Gray]

"Drown in the manner in which kittens drown" or "drown in the manner
in which some people cause kittens to drown, in order to be rid of the
kittens"?

-Wilson
–––
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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-Mark Twain





On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> I am looking for discussions about the phrase "drown like kittens",
> specifically its use before 1835 and perhaps its date of origin.
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