Locke Amsden, Or The Schoolmaster: A Tale |
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Σελίδα 6
... arm till they reached to his chin , as if in whim to see how much he could carry
in , was now engaged in trying , with a capricious , bravado - like air , to balance
an additional stick on his head , by way of increasing his already enormous load .
... arm till they reached to his chin , as if in whim to see how much he could carry
in , was now engaged in trying , with a capricious , bravado - like air , to balance
an additional stick on his head , by way of increasing his already enormous load .
Σελίδα 7
Clear the wagon , ” he said , hastily motioning with his head to the traveller , " the
horse will be as likely to overturn you in rising as he was in falling . Jump down ,
and lift out the girl , and I will then let him up . ” This advice was instantly ...
Clear the wagon , ” he said , hastily motioning with his head to the traveller , " the
horse will be as likely to overturn you in rising as he was in falling . Jump down ,
and lift out the girl , and I will then let him up . ” This advice was instantly ...
Σελίδα 12
... and now glancing with an air of interest and surprised curiosity at the
picturesque attitude , shapely limbs , and finely - turned head of the boy ; who ,
with bosom thrown open , hat cast aside , the fingers of one hand twisted in his
curly , raven ...
... and now glancing with an air of interest and surprised curiosity at the
picturesque attitude , shapely limbs , and finely - turned head of the boy ; who ,
with bosom thrown open , hat cast aside , the fingers of one hand twisted in his
curly , raven ...
Σελίδα 13
His head is always so full of ciphering questions , grammar puzzles , and all sorts
of bookish wrinkles , that there is no room for any thing else ; and I can scarcely
trust him to manage the most simple business , he is often so absent - minded ...
His head is always so full of ciphering questions , grammar puzzles , and all sorts
of bookish wrinkles , that there is no room for any thing else ; and I can scarcely
trust him to manage the most simple business , he is often so absent - minded ...
Σελίδα 30
... with his book and instruments spread before him . But in work which would not
admit of this , the problems that he took with him in his head into the field , often
led to singular oversights in the business about which his hands were employed
...
... with his book and instruments spread before him . But in work which would not
admit of this , the problems that he took with him in his head into the field , often
led to singular oversights in the business about which his hands were employed
...
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
Δεν εντοπίσαμε κριτικές στις συνήθεις τοποθεσίες.
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
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