 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
 | Charles Bilton - 1870 - 208 pages
...enraged that it was on the point of striking. ' Lazy wire !' exclaimed the dial -plate. ' As to that,' replied the pendulum, ' it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me — it is vastly easy for yon, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - Readers (Elementary) - 1872 - 254 pages
...on the very point of striking. 3. " Lazy wire ! '' exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good ! " replied the pendulum ; " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Kensington series - 1872 - 232 pages
...the very point of striking. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands ; — " Very good ! " replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me' — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - Readers (Elementary) - 1872 - 254 pages
...was on the very point of striking. 3. " Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good !" replied the pendulum ; " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me—it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 200 pages
...enraged that it was on the point of striking. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate. " As to that," replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1872 - 262 pages
...that it was on the very point •of striking. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate. "As to that," replied the pendulum; " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...it was on the point of striking. " Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. 4. " Very good," replied the pendulum; " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above me—it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...on the very point of êlriking. "Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plat*, holding up its hands. — " F5F9G'? _ everybody knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | William Darrah - 1874 - 220 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 easy for | you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as everybody knows, set yourself up above rue — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 pages
...the very point of striking. 5. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. 7. " 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... | |
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