Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature, 1. kötetEdward Tuckerman Mason G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1886 - 294 oldal |
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217. oldal
... Dennis Shea to Frederic Ingham . We had explained to the judge , what was the precise truth , that an eccentric gentleman wished to adopt Dennis , under this new name , into his family . It never occurred to him that Dennis might be ...
... Dennis Shea to Frederic Ingham . We had explained to the judge , what was the precise truth , that an eccentric gentleman wished to adopt Dennis , under this new name , into his family . It never occurred to him that Dennis might be ...
219. oldal
... ( Dennis not Thalaba ) in his wife's room over the kitchen . He had orders never to show himself at that window . When he appeared in the front of the house , I retired to my sanctissimum and my dressing - gown . In short , the Dutchman ...
... ( Dennis not Thalaba ) in his wife's room over the kitchen . He had orders never to show himself at that window . When he appeared in the front of the house , I retired to my sanctissimum and my dressing - gown . In short , the Dutchman ...
221. oldal
... Dennis , alias Ingham , returned to the parsonage , astonished to see with how little wisdom the world is governed . He cut a few of my parishioners in the street ; but he had his glasses off , and I am known to be near - sighted ...
... Dennis , alias Ingham , returned to the parsonage , astonished to see with how little wisdom the world is governed . He cut a few of my parishioners in the street ; but he had his glasses off , and I am known to be near - sighted ...
222. oldal
... Dennis one night under the eyes of her own sex . Governor Gorges had always been very kind to us , and , when he ... Dennis for the rest of the evening . And that was just what we did . She took Dennis in training all 222 EDWARD EVERETT ...
... Dennis one night under the eyes of her own sex . Governor Gorges had always been very kind to us , and , when he ... Dennis for the rest of the evening . And that was just what we did . She took Dennis in training all 222 EDWARD EVERETT ...
223. oldal
... Dennis into a great rough top- coat , without his glasses ; and the girls never dreamed , in the darkness , of looking at him . He sat in the carriage , at the door , while we entered . I did the agreeable to Mrs. Gorges , was ...
... Dennis into a great rough top- coat , without his glasses ; and the girls never dreamed , in the darkness , of looking at him . He sat in the carriage , at the door , while we entered . I did the agreeable to Mrs. Gorges , was ...
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195. oldal - em, danced 'em, druv 'em, Fust this one, an' then thet, by spells— All is, he couldn't love 'em. But long o' her his veins 'ould run All crinkly like curled maple, The side she breshed felt full o' sun Ez a south slope in Ap'il.
92. oldal - But is there nothing in thy track To bid thee fondly stay. While the swift seasons hurry back To find the wished-for day?
194. oldal - An' there sot Huldy all alone, 'ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'.
8. oldal - Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasional grunt as he shoveled a spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth, either as a sign that he relished the dish or comprehended the story, he called unto him his constable, and, pulling out of his breeches pocket a huge jack-knife, dispatched it after the defendant as a summons, accompanied by his tobacco-box as a warrant.
5. oldal - ... a beer barrel on skids. His face, that infallible index of the mind, presented a vast expanse, unfurrowed by those lines and angles which disfigure the human countenance with what is termed expression. Two small gray eyes twinkled feebly in the midst, like two stars of lesser magnitude in a hazy firmament, and his full-fed cheeks, which seemed to have taken toll of everything that went into his mouth, were curiously mottled and streaked with dusty red, like a spitzenberg apple.
197. oldal - He could n't ha' told ye nuther. Says he, ' I 'd better call agin ; ' Says she, 'Think likely, Mister: ' Thet last word pricked him like a pin, An' . . . Wai, he up an' kist her. When Ma bimeby upon 'em slips, Huldy sot pale ez ashes, All kin o' smily roun' the lips An' teary roun
67. oldal - With tender billet-doux he lights the pyre, And breathes three amorous sighs to raise the fire. Then prostrate falls, and begs with ardent eyes Soon to obtain, and long possess the prize: The powers gave ear, and granted half his prayer, The rest, the winds dispersed in empty air.
8. oldal - ... of the said Wandle. Governor Van Twiller, as I have already observed, was a man of few words ; he was likewise a mortal enemy to multiplying writings — or being disturbed at his breakfast. Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasional grunt, as he...
197. oldal - Comes nateral to women. He stood a spell on one foot fust, Then stood a spell on t'other, An' on which one he felt the wust He couldn't ha' told ye nuther. Says he, " I'd better call agin ; " Says she, " Think likely, Mister:" Thet last word pricked him like a pin, An' . . . Wai, he up an
172. oldal - Round-hoofd, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long, Broad breast, full eye, small head, and nostril wide, High crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong, Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttock, tender hide : Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on so proud a back.