Lem, a New England Village Boy: His Adventures and His MishapsCharles Scribner's Sons, 1901 - 301 páginas |
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... fire was not very big ; and he could look up at the patch of blue sky that showed itself at the top of the chimney . And in summer , when the kitchen fire was low , Lem could hear the twittering of the swallows that built their nests in ...
... fire was not very big ; and he could look up at the patch of blue sky that showed itself at the top of the chimney . And in summer , when the kitchen fire was low , Lem could hear the twittering of the swallows that built their nests in ...
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... fire had been raked up at night in the ashes of the fireplace ; and when these were un- covered next morning , there were coals ready to light the brimstone matches used by all families at that time . One could not rake up a stove ...
... fire had been raked up at night in the ashes of the fireplace ; and when these were un- covered next morning , there were coals ready to light the brimstone matches used by all families at that time . One could not rake up a stove ...
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... fire crumbled it into cinders . Striking an old file or other strip of steel with a flint brought out a shower of sparks , and these , lodg- ing on the tinder , caught long enough to have a brimstone match lighted . The new kind of ...
... fire crumbled it into cinders . Striking an old file or other strip of steel with a flint brought out a shower of sparks , and these , lodg- ing on the tinder , caught long enough to have a brimstone match lighted . The new kind of ...
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... fire - wood , and , on baking days , built a fire in the big brick oven in which beans , bread , and Indian pudding were cooked . The girls took a hand in doing the housework , and it tickled Lem mightily to see one of his big sisters ...
... fire - wood , and , on baking days , built a fire in the big brick oven in which beans , bread , and Indian pudding were cooked . The girls took a hand in doing the housework , and it tickled Lem mightily to see one of his big sisters ...
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... and- whiteness . The loggerhead was snatched from the fire , and , with the big earthen pitcher , hustled into the brick oven , when the parson's knock was heard on the front door . Parson Mason , although HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOME 27.
... and- whiteness . The loggerhead was snatched from the fire , and , with the big earthen pitcher , hustled into the brick oven , when the parson's knock was heard on the front door . Parson Mason , although HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOME 27.
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Lem, a New England Village Boy: His Adventures and His Mishaps (Classic Reprint) Noah Brooks Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Lem, a New England Village Boy: His Adventures and His Mishaps (Classic Reprint) Noah Brooks Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
Términos y frases comunes
Aaron Alice Almira asked Aunt Stover Back Cove ball Boston bougars British brother cabin called Canova Captain clams cold door doughnuts Fairport boys fence fight fire floor front George George Bridges Gulf Stream Hafiz Hal's hand happened head heard Island knew laughed Lem felt Lem thought Lem's father Lemmie Lemuel Locofoco looked Madam Parker Master Parker Master Pingree Master's school mates Miss Lavinia mother Murch Ned Martin never night Old Man Leighton once Otis Stevens Parker family Parker house Pat Adams Penobscot Bay Persian boy queer Riverport rock sail salamander Sam Perkins scared schoolhouse schooner ship shipyard shore shouted side sight skating skipper small boy snow stones stood story strange street tell things told Twyford Uncle Eben village Whig wind window wonder wood wreck
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Página 144 - That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, "- %.? That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built.
Página 144 - That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn...
Página 157 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November, February has twenty-eight alone, All the rest have thirty-one ; Excepting leap year, that's the time When February's days are twenty-nine.
Página 144 - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Página 141 - And you'll see on a time, if you follow my ditty, How he took a short walk up to Washington City.
Página 142 - Our country through, It is the ball that's rolling on, For Tippecanoe and Tyler too...