HAVE you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it— ah, but stay, I'll tell you what happened without delay, Scaring the parson into fits, Frightening people... The Book of Oratory: Compiled for the Use of Colleges, Academies, and the ... - Seite 226von Mother Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 648 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1889 - 450 Seiten
...to a day, And then, of a sudden, it ah, but stay, I 'll tell you what happened withoutdelay, S«.4ng the parson into fits, Frightening people out of their wits, — Have you ever heard of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five. Georgius Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the... | |
| Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 Seiten
...Barham. (Thomas Ingoldsby, Esq). The Wonderful One-Hoss Sbay. HAVE you heard of the wonderful one-horse shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran...their wits — Have you ever heard of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five, Georgius Secundus was then alive — Snuffy old drone from the... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1890 - 458 Seiten
...land-locked Zuyder-Zee ! THE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE; OH, THE WONDERFUL " ONE-HOSS SHAY.'' A LOGICAL sTORY. HAVE you heard of the wonderful onehoss shay, That...years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, butstay, I'1l tell you what happened without delay, Wearing the parson into (its, Frightening people... | |
| Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 Seiten
...WENDELL HOLMES 1809-1894 The Deacon's Masterpiece Or, the -wonderful "One-Hoss Shay" A logical story Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That...but stay, I'll tell you what happened without delay, Frightening people out of their wits,— Ha"e you ever heard of that, I say? Seventeen hundred and... | |
| Bernard Pullman, Paul O.P. Ts'O, Edward L. Schneider - 1985 - 732 Seiten
...shay of the deacon did break down. "Have you heard of the wonderful one hoss shay, That was built 1n such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day,...stay, I'll tell you what happened without delay... "...in building of chaises, I tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest spot... That a chaise... | |
| D. H. Kaelble - 1985 - 308 Seiten
...MASTERPIECE: Or the Wonderful "One-Moss-Shay."* A Logical Story Mave you heard of the wonderful one-hoss-shay, That was built In such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day, And the, of a sudden - ah, but stay, I-ll tell you what happened without delay, At age one hundred years... | |
| David Ross Williams - 1987 - 306 Seiten
...the pit in the hands of an angry God. 8 Wilderness Lost Oliver Wendell Holmes and the "One-Hoss Shay' Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That was built in such a logical way It ran one hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it — ah, but stay, I'll tell you what happened... | |
| Kimmons - 1989 - 1302 Seiten
...bolt. The optimum waa best described by Oliver Wendell Holmes: Have you heard of the wonderful one hoss shay , That was built in such a logical way It ran a hundred years to a day? Quality is a generic term: we could substitute information, or perfection, or some other term representative... | |
| 1925 - 630 Seiten
...collection which at the present time is possibly the most significant and complete. THE ONE-HORSE CHAISE "Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay. That was built In such a logical way. It ran for a hundred years to a day?" If you have, it was a vehicle something like this. This chaise represents... | |
| Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 Seiten
...forsaken bough Where I cling. The Deacon's Masterpiece; or, The Wonderful One-Hoss Shay A Logical Story Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay, That...but stay, I'll tell you what happened without delay, Frightening people out of their wits, — Have you ever heard of that, I say? Seventeen hundred and... | |
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