 But he did one thing that was hardly fair — He peeped in the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten for him to prepare. "Now, just to set them a-thinking, I'll bite this basket of fruit...  The Female Poets of America - Seite 48von Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1853 - 400 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 Seiten
...— and these All pictured in silver sheen ! But he did one thing that was hardly fair : He peep'd in the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten...this basket of fruit," said he, " This costly pitcher I'll burst in throe; And the glass of water they've left for me Shall 'tchick!' to tell them I'm drinking."... | |
 | Mary A. Swift - 1859 - 142 Seiten
...thrones, temples, and towers, and these " But one thing he did that was hardly fair,— He went to the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten for him to prepare, ' Now, just to set them a thinking, I '11 bite this basket of fruit,' said he, 'This bloated pitcher I '11 burst in three,... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1861 - 844 Seiten
...swarms of bees ; There were cities with temples and towers ; and those All pictured in silver sheen ! But he did one thing that was hardly fair — He peeped...him to prepare, "Now, just to set them a-thinking, V I'll bite this basket of fruit," said he, "This costly pitcher I'll burst in three ; And the gloss... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 346 Seiten
...of bees ; There were cities with temples and towers ; and these All pictured in silver sheen.* Bnt he did one thing that was hardly fair : He peeped...him to prepare, " Now just to set them a-thinking Til bite this basket of fruit," said he ; " This costly pitcher I'll break in three ; And the glass... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 Seiten
...swarms of bees ; There were cities with temples and towers ; and.these All pictured in silver sheen.* But he did one thing that was hardly fair ; — He...basket of fruit," said he ; " This costly pitcher I'll break in three ; And the glass of water they've left for me Shall ' tchick ! ' to tell them I'm... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...towers, — and these All pictured in silver sheen ! But he did one thing that was hardly fair: He peep'd in the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten...this basket of fruit," said he, " This costly pitcher I'll burst in three; And the glass of water they've left for me Shall 'tchick!' to tell them I'm drinking."... | |
 | William M'Gavin (editor of The union school song garland) - 1862 - 82 Seiten
...swarms of bees; There were cities with temples and towers, and these AU»pictured in silver sheen ! But he did one thing that was hardly fair; He peeped...to prepare — " Now just to set them a-thinking, I11 bite this basket of fruit," said he, " This costly pitcher I'll burst in three, And the glass of... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 Seiten
...of bees ; There were cit-ies, with tem-pies and tow-ers, and these All pic-tured in sil-ver sheen. But he did one thing that was hard-ly fair ; He peeped...for-got-ten for him to pre-pare, — " Now just to set them a think-ing, I'll bite this bas-ket of fruit," said he ; " This cost-ly pit-cher I'll burst in three,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...towers, — and these All pictured in silver sheen ! But be did one thing that was hardly fair: He peep'd in the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten...prepare — " Now, just to set them a-thinking, I'll hite this basket of fruit," said he, " This costly pitcher I'll burst in three ; And the glass of water... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1863 - 272 Seiten
...; and these All pictures in silver sheen !2 4. But he did one thing that was hardly fair; He peep'd in the cupboard, and finding there That all had forgotten for him to prepare, " Now just to set them a thinking, I'll bite this basket of fruit," said he, " This costly pitcher I'll burst in three ; And... | |
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