| Thomas J. Lee - Readers - 1827 - 196 pages
...stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! 9. "Think, I beseech you, how you would like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backwards, and forwards year after year, as I do." 10. " As to that," said the dial, " is there... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you...like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backwards and forwards, year after year, and do." — " As to that," said the dial, ' Is there... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...do all your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you...do." " As to that," said the dial, "is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through ?" " But what," resumed the pendulum, " although... | |
| Jane Taylor - 1831 - 276 pages
...days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen! Think, I beseech you, how you would...do." " As to that," said the dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through?" " For all that," resumed the pendulum, "it... | |
| Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1831 - 236 pages
...of your life, but to 'stare people in the face, and to 'amuse yourself with 'watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think, I 'beseech you, how you...like to be shut up for life in this dark 'closet, and to 'wag backward and forward, year after year, as I do." " As to that," said the dial, " is there not... | |
| Jane Taylor - 1832 - 282 pages
...of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself •with watching all that goes on in the kitchen! Think, I beseech you, how you would...do." "As to that," said the dial, "is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through?" " For all that," resumed the pendulum, "it... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...days of your life, but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen! Think, I beseech you, how you would...like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag back30 wards and forwards, year after year, as I do." 35 for an instant, to look out at it.... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you...like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backwards and forwards, year after year, and do." — " As to that,' said the di?l, • Js there... | |
| John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 484 pages
...kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you would like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backwards and forwards, year after year, as I...do." " As to that," said the dial, " is there not a window in your house, on purpose for you to look through ?" — "-For all that," resumed the pendulum,... | |
| Jonathan Barber - Elocution - 1836 - 188 pages
...days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you...closet, and wag backwards and forwards, year after after year, as I do." " As to that," said the dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose... | |
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