 At half-past nine by the meet'n-house clock, — Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You...  American Wit and Humor - Trang 2421907Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | William Swinton - 1882 - 686 trang
...hour of the earthquake shock ! What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...nothing first — Just as bubbles do when they burst. 1 1 . End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. II.— THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS.... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 640 trang
...stared around? .The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground I You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, ••How...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-boss shay. Logic is logic. That's all l say. I think there is one habit, I said to our company... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 350 trang
...chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground. You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, —...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. Logic is logic. That 's all I say. — I think there is one habit, — I said to our... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 406 trang
...the Earthquake shock ' - — What do you think the parson found, \Vhen he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound. As if it had...mill and ground You see, of course, if you're not a dunco. How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first, — Ju.it as bubbles... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 436 trang
...of the Earthquake shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first, — Just... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 630 trang
...of the Earthquake-shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, , . . . . . , As if it had been to the mill and ground I You see, of course, if you're not a dunce. How it went to pieces all at once — All at once, and... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 trang
...found, When lie not up and stared around ! The poor old chaise in a heap or икнпк! . *, .\ • As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of eourse, if you're not a duiiee, How it went to pieces all at once — All at once, and nothing first,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1883 - 354 trang
...Earthquake shock! !*>&i^-iC' — What do you think the parson found^ When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. v* "''«-:/ — I think there is one habit, — I... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 trang
...hour of the Earthquake shock ! What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had...once — All at once, and nothing first — Just as the bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-boss shay. Logic is Logic. That's all I say.... | |
 | William Mathews - 1883 - 398 trang
...last stood ttill." Instead of this, the toilers of to-day drop like Holmes's "one-hoss shay," which " Went to pieces all at once, All at once, and nothing first, — Just as bubbles do when they "burst," or, if they are permitted to linger on with a kind of death-inlife, the result of all this excitement... | |
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