 | John William Carleton - 1842 - 524 pages
...now and then, the cry of a solitary, saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...search of some other fool to scream at. " I soon became naif indolent, and quite indifferent about fishing ; so I stretched myself out at full length upon... | |
 | John William Carleton - Fox hunting - 1842 - 258 pages
...now and then, the cry of a solitary, saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...circling swoops and dashes at me, and then, after haying satisfied his curiosity, glide away in search of some other fool to scream at. " I soon became... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1843 - 434 pages
...and then, the cry of a :: solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in * the firmament to see what I was doing without a boat, '• all alone,...half indolent, and quite indifferent < about fishing ; eo 1 stretched myself out at full length upon the rock, and gave myself up to the luxury of ^ looking... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 522 pages
...except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...chatter, and make two or three circling swoops and clashes at me, and then, after having satisfied his curiosity, glide away in search of some other fool... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1852 - 342 pages
...except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...his curiosity, glide away in search of some other food to scream at. " I soon became half indolent, and quite indifferent about fishing ; so I stretched... | |
 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton - American wit and humor - 1852 - 360 pages
...except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...his curiosity, glide away in search of some other food to scream at. " I soon became half indolent, and quite indifferent about fishing ; so I stretched... | |
 | William Trotter Porter - 1846 - 442 pages
...except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in...his curiosity, glide away in search of some other food to scream at. «'I soon became half indolent, and quite indifferent about fishing ; so I stretched... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 808 pages
...except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I •was doing without a boat, all alone,...having satisfied his curiosity, glide away in search of same other fool to scream at. I soon became half indolent, and quite indifferent 'about fishing; so... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...firmament, to see what I \ •was doing without u boat, all alone, in the middle < of the Sound; aud who would hover, and cry, and chatter, and make two...curiosity, glide away in search of some other fool to ecream at I soon became half indolent, and quite indifferent about fishing ; BO I stretched myself... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...firmament, to see what I was doing without 11 boat, all aloi.e, in the middle of the Sound ; and « ho would hover, and cry, and chatter, and make two or three circling swoops n:ul dashes at me, uiid then, after having satisfied his curiosity, glide away in search of some other... | |
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... gurgling in the fissures of the rock, or except now and then the cry of a solitary saucy gull, who would come out of his way in the firmament, to see what I was doing without a boat, all alone, in the middle of the sound ; and who would hover, and... 
