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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. "
The Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 340
1825
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The Hand-book of Standard Or American Phonography

Andrew Jackson Graham - Shorthand - 1858 - 400 pages
...but to stare (.VÍR) people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all /that goes on in-thu /kitchen ! Think, I beseech you, how you would like to be /shut up lor life in this dark closet, and to wag /backwards and /forwards, year /after year, as I-do."— To...
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An English spelling-book. To which are added first lessons in grammar [&c.].

English spelling book - 1859 - 264 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...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 ?' "For...
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Elementary books for Catholic schools, Book 2

Elementary books - 1860 - 270 pages
...stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself by watching all that goes on in tlic kitchen. Think how you would like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and to wag backwards uid forwards year after year as I do." "As to that," said the dial, "is there not...
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A First Class Reader: Consisting of Extracts, in Prose and Verse, with ...

George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 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,...
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The Progressive English reading books, Volume 1

Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 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...! " " As to that," said the Dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose for you tp look through ? " " But what," resumed the Pendulum, " although...
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Select readings from the poets and prose writers of every country, ed. by J ...

James Fleming - 1863 - 404 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...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...
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The Sixth Reader: Consisting of Extracts in Prose and Verse, with ...

George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 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 30 closet, and wag backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do." "As to that," said the dial,...
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The Third Reader of the School and Family Series

Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 272 pages
...stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen ! Think how you would like to be shut up for life in this dark closet, and wag5 backward and forward, year after year, as I do." 5. " As to that," said the dial, " is there not...
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Watson's ... book of reading. [Another], Book 5

George Watson (publisher.) - 1864 - 238 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...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...
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Reading Book

1864 - 422 pages
...to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself with watching all that goes on in the kitchen I Think, I beseech you, how you would like to be shut...backwards and forwards, year after year, as I do." — "Why," said the E 2 dial, " is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through...
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