 That couldn't be split nor bent nor broke,^ That was for spokes and floor and sills; He sent for lancewood to make the thills; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees, The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for...  The Autocrat of the breakfast table - Page 290by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Swinton - 1888 - 686 pages
...from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these; The hubs of logs from the " settler's...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the pit... | |
 | 1888 - 742 pages
...from the straightest trees, The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these; The hubs of logs from the " Settler's...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide Found in the pit when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1889 - 450 pages
...like these ; The hubs of logs from the "Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between theii lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celerytips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring,... | |
 | Charles Rufus Skinner - 1890 - 528 pages
...cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these ; The hubs from logs from the " seller's ellum — " Last of its timber — they couldn't sell...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thorough-brace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 482 pages
...like these ; The hubs of logs from the " Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide Found in the pit... | |
 | Charles Stedman Newhall - 1890 - 284 pages
...like these ; The hubs of logs from the ' Settler s Ellum,' — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the...their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery-tips ; " — OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Corky White Elm. U. racemosa, Thomas. In foliage and shape and in the... | |
 | Charles Stedman Newhall - 1890 - 282 pages
...from the straightest trees ; The panels of whitewood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these ; The hubs of logs from the ' Settler's Ellum,' — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 460 pages
...from the straightest trees, The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these ; The hubs of logs from the "Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 362 pages
...from the straightest trees, The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese. But lasts like iron for things like these ; The hubs of logs from the "Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they could n't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips. And the wedges flew from between their lips,... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 pages
...panels of whitewood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these; The hubs from logs from the "Settler's ellum'' — Last of its timber — they couldn't sell 'em — Never an ax had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips; Their blunt ends frizzled like... | |
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