 Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery-tips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel...  The Autocrat of the Breakfast-table - Page 296by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroifghbrace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from...through." — " There ! " said the Deacon, " naow shell lew . " Do I tel you, J rather guess She was a wondor, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses, beards... | |
 | 1859 - 418 pages
...celery-tips ; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick...That was the way he " put her through," — "There!" gaid the Deacon, "naow she'll dew!" Do! I toll you, I rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less?... | |
 | 1861 - 300 pages
...tire, axle, and linehpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbraee bison-skin, thiek and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide...way he " put her through." — " There !" said the Deaeon, " naow she'll dew!" Do ! I tell you, 1 rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less ! Colts... | |
 | 1861 - 304 pages
...pit when the tanner died. That was the way he " put her through."— " There !" said the Deaeon, " naow she'll dew !" Do! I tell you, I rather guess...wonder, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses, beards turn'd gray, Deaeon and deaeonness dropp'd away, Children and grand-ehildren—where were they? But... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 pages
...Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, tap, dasher, from tough old hitlc, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he " put her through." " There !" said the Deacon, " naow she'll dew !" 0. Do ! I tell you, I rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses, beards... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 pages
...celery-tips ; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick...through." — " There ! " said the Deacon, " naow she '11 dew ! " Do ! I tell you, I rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 328 pages
...tanner died. That was the way he " put her through." — " There ! " said the Deacon, " naow she 'll dew ! " Do ! I tell you, I rather guess She was a...beards turned gray, Deacon and deaconess dropped away, But there stood the stout old one-hoss shay As fresh as on Lisbon-earthquake-day ! EIGHTEEN HUNDRED... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...tips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace, bison-skin, thick...her through." " There ! " said the Deacon, " naow she 'II dew I " 6 Do ! I tell you, I rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses,... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 pages
...celery-tips ; Step and prop-iron, bolt, and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick...top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he "put her through." "There!" said the Deacon, "naow she'll... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1864 - 450 pages
...celery-tips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, . Steel of the finest, bright and blue; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and...top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he " put her through." " There'.'' said the Deacon, " naow... | |
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