"I am here, sire," he said purringly.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
The tense quivering ceased, and she crept closer, and at last she sighed, purringly, contentedly.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
No. She glides gently, purringly around the circle, rubs caressingly against this one and that, as though gently saying, "By your leave"; and when finally she reaches the desired spot, she lays herself down so gracefully and quietly and curls herself up so deftly that to witness the act really affords pleasure to the observer.
"Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls"
Helen Ekin Starrett