 I am willing, for the general satisfaction, to assign my reasons. The truth is, that I am tired of ticking." Upon hearing this, the old clock became so enraged that it was on the very point of striking. "Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up...  The Wesleyan juvenile offering - Page 46by Wesleyan Methodist missionary society - 1849Full view - About this book
 | Jared Sparks, Francis William Pitt Greenwood - Unitarianism - 1828
...it was on the very point of striking. "Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. "Very good!" replied the pendulum, "it is vastly easy...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | 1823
...on the very point of striking. " Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands.— " Very good!" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 480 pages
...was on the very point of striking. " Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good !" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | 1824
...on the point of sinking. ,' 4 " Lazy wire !'* exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. ' «' Very good!" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you; I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824
...was on the point of striking. ' " Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. ' " Very good !" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! YOUJ who have had nothing... | |
 | Theology - 1824
...was on the very point •f striking. "Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial -plate, holding up its hands. "Very good !" replied the pendulum, "it is vastly...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | William Hone - 1825
...on tbe very point of striking. « Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. — " y ; and scarlet-beans, jbove me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826
...the very point of ttriking. « Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial- plate, holding up its hands. — " Very good," replied the pendulum : " it is vastly...always, as • every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laiiness! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | Etiquette - 1826
...that he was on the point of striking. "Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good !" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly...always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
 | William Hone - 1826
...very point of ttriking. " Lazy wire !" exclaimed the dial- plate, holding up its hands. — " Vtry years with him, and eighteen years and seven months...lowers the inflation of Butler's language by stating t me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing... | |
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