Boots, all slunk back again to their holes; the street again became silent, and the rain continued to rain on. In fact, there was no hope of its clearing up; the barometer pointed to rainy weather; mine... The Album - Page 4081822Full view - About this book
| 1822 - 522 pages
...sat by the fire washing her face and rubbing her paws over her ear* •; and on referring to their almanack I found a direful prediction stretching from...of the page to the bottom, through the whole month "expert — -much — -rain — about — this— Time !" I was dreadfully hipped. The hours seemed... | |
| English essays - 1822 - 494 pages
...mine hostess's tortoiseshell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ear ; and, on referring to the almanack, I found a direful prediction stretching the whole month ' expect — much — rain — about — this — time !' I was dreadfully hipped.... | |
| 1823 - 624 pages
...clearing up ; the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine hostess's tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears...bottom through the whole month, " expect — much — rainabout — this— time!"' Vol. I. pp. 112—19. We have been exceedingly pleased with ' the... | |
| Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...clearing up ; the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine hostess's tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears...expect — much — rain — about — this — time." 1 was dreadfully hipped. The hours seemed as if they would never creep by. The very ticking of the... | |
| John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...clearing up : the barometer pointed toraiiiy weather; mine hostess') tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears;...direful prediction stretching from the top of the pace to the bottom, through the whole month, " Expect — much — rain — about — ttiis — time.M... | |
| Walker - 1825 - 434 pages
...out of the question — so much indeed, that she could not even have the refusing of him. CHAPTER IV. I found a direful prediction stretching from the top...Through the whole month, expect much rain— about thit time. WASHINGTON IRVING. THERE are many people who can occupy themselves at home, in spite of... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1826 - 360 pages
...clearing up : the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine hostess's tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire, washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears...of the page to the bottom, through the whole month, " Expect—much—rain— about—this—time." I was dreadfully hipped. The hours seemed as if they... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...clearing up, the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine hostess's tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears;..."expect — much — rain — about — this — time !" A DESIRABLE MATCH. AMONG the musical disciples who assembled, one evening in each week, to receive... | |
| American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...clearing up : the barometer pointed to rainy weather ; mine hostess' tortoise-shell cat sat by the fire washing her face, and rubbing her paws over her ears , and, on referring to the almanac, I found a direful prediction stretching from the top of the page to the bottom, through the... | |
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