 | Charles Gutch - 1873 - 688 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 a dark closet, and wag backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do ?" " As to that," said the... | |
 | William Darrah - 1874 - 220 pages
...days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself by 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 backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do. I am really tired of my life ; and, if you... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 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 backwards and forwards year after year, as I do." 8. "As to that," said the dial, "is there... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1867 - 498 pages
...stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that a;oes on in the kitchen. J ~ • Think, I beseech you, how you would like to be shut up for life 'in this dark closet, and to wag backward and forward, year after year, as I do." 3. "As to that," said the dial, "is there not... | |
 | George Melville Baker - Elocution - 1879 - 734 pages
...of y/lur life, but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yomi-i'lf 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 backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do." "As to that," said the dial, "is there not... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 296 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...backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do.' ' Why,' said the dial,' is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through ?' '... | |
 | Kate (fict.name.) - 1881 - 136 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...do." " As to that," said the dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose foryou to look through ? " "For all that," resumed the pendulum, "... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...days of your life but to store 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 backwards and forwards year after year as I do." "As to that," said the dial, "is there not... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 pages
...all the days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with all that goes on in the kitchen. Think, I beseech you, how you would...wag backwards and forwards year after year as I do." 5. " As to that," said the dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through... | |
 | Charles Herman Allen, John Swett, Josiah Royce - Readers - 1883 - 284 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 would...like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backward and forward, year after year, as I do." CONCERT INFLECTION DRILL ON THE CIRCUMFLEX.... | |
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is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through?" " For all that," resumed the pendulum, "it is very dark here: and although there is a window, I dare not stop, even for an instant, to look out. 
