 Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss shay.  The Autocrat of the breakfast table - Page 289by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1890 - 362 pages
...the wonderful onehand, It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it ah, but stay, I '11 tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...out of their wits, — Have you ever heard of that, 1 say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georgias Secundits was then alive, — Snulfy old drone from... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 460 pages
...such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I 'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...out of their wits, — Have you ever heard of that, 1 say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georgius Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 482 pages
...way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I 'll tell youwhat happened without delay, Scaring the parson into fits,...out of their wits, — Have you ever heard of that, 1 say? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georgius Secundiw was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 458 pages
...sudden, it — ah, butstay, I'1l tell you what happened without delay, Wearing the parson into (its, Frightening people out of their wits, — Have you...of that, I say? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georgins Sccundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the yenr when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 432 pages
...such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I 'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her do\«i, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible... | |
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 pages
...one-horse shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day. And then of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I'll tell you what happened,...drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 362 pages
...the wonderful one-hoss shay That was built in such a logical way, It ran a hundred years to a day, I'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring...of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Gcorgiui Sccundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 100 pages
...such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I 'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georr/ius Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1891 - 170 pages
...such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I '11 tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five, Georgtus Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive ; That was the year when... | |
 | Walter Léon Hess - 1891 - 308 pages
...a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, 5 1 'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the...of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five, 10 Georgius Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when... | |
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