 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 Seiten
...half-past nine by the meet'n-house clock, — Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. 1 think there is one habit, — I said to our company... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 Seiten
...half-past nine by the meet'n-house clock-— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ' ' —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...if it had been to the mill and ground You see, of coarse, if you're not a dune*. How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first,... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1870 - 1102 Seiten
...apparatus and the fixtures are in a state of decay, and like the " wonderful one-hoss shay," will go " to pieces all at once — All at once and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst." I would recommend that a re-statement of the case be presented to the legislature at its next session,... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1859 - 432 Seiten
...At half-past nine by the meet'n'-house clock — Just the hour of the earthquake-shock ! What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at ouce ; All at once, and nothing first, Just as bubbles... | |
 | 1859 - 418 Seiten
...think the parson found, When he got up and started around ? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, Aa if it had been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it weni to picóos all at once, — All at once, and nothiug first, — Just as bubbles do when they burst.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 Seiten
...half-past nine by the meet'n'-house clock — Just the hour of the earthquake shock ! 12. What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at onceAll at once, and nothing first — Just as bubbles do when they burst. — End of the wonderful... | |
 | 1861 - 304 Seiten
...the parson found. When he got up and stared around ? * Splieter-bar. * Nave. 2.Y4 The poor old ehaise in a heap or mound. As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of eourse, if yon're not a dunee. How it went to pieees all at onee,— All at onee, and nothing first,—... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 368 Seiten
...half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock, Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first, — Just... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 328 Seiten
...chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, —...End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That 's all I say. AESTIVATION. AN UNPUBLISHED POEM, BY MY LATE LATIN TUTOR. IN candent ire the solar... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 Seiten
...half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock, Just the hour of the Earthquake shock ! — What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground I You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and... | |
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How it went to pieces all at once,— All at once, and nothing first,— Just as bubbles do when they burst. 
