 Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest spot, In hub, tire, felloe, in spring or thill, In panel, or crossbar, or floor , or sill, In screw, bolt, thoroughbrace, — lurking still, Find it somewhere you must and...  The Autocrat of the breakfast table - Page 289by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 350 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss-shay. Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...— And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise breaks down, but does n't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an " I dew vum," or an... | |
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay. Now, in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...— And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise treats down, but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon swore — (as Deacons do. With an "I dew vum" or... | |
 | Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay. Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...without,— And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, That a chaise breaks down, but does n't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an "I dew... | |
 | Marvin A. Moss - 1985 - 190 pages
...Sr., called "The Deacon's Masterpiece, or the Wonderful One-Hoss-Shay." Now in building chaises, / tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest...panel, or crossbar, or floor, or sill, In screw, bolt, thoroughbrace,—lurking still, Find it somewhere you must and will.-- Above or below, or within or... | |
 | Bernard Pullman, Paul O.P. Ts'O, Edward L. Schneider - 1985 - 732 pages
...years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it ah, but stay, I'll tell you what happened without delay... "...in building of chaises, I tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest spot... That a chaise breaks down, but doesn 't wear out."5 "...And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay. Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...panel, or crossbar, or floor, or sill, In screw, bolt, thorough brace, — lurking still, Find it somewhere you must and will, — Above or below, or within... | |
 | Sacvan Bercovitch, Cyrus R. K. Patell - 1994 - 580 pages
...New England idiom no less than its religious heritage, from informal Brahmin to full-blown dialect: Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest spot, In hub, tire, fellow, in spring or thill, In panel, or crossbar, or floor, or sill . . . And that's the reason, beyond... | |
 | Robert X. Leeds - 1999 - 366 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible, Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay. Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...without, And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise breaks down but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an "I dew vum," or an "I... | |
 | Wendy Pullan, Harshad Bhadeshia - 2000 - 218 pages
...in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to the day . . . Now, in the building of chaises, I'll tell you what There is always somewhere a weakest...sill, In screw, bolt, thoroughbrace, - lurking still . . . And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise breaks down, but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon... | |
 | Paul Negri - 2002 - 146 pages
...scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay. Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There...without, — And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, That a chaise breaks down, but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an 'I dew... | |
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