 At half past nine by the meet'n'-house clock,— Just the hour of the Earthquake shock! —What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see,...  Pediatrics - Page 2761907Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 279 pages
...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and...nothing first, — Just as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. 1 think there is one habit, —... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1870
...apparatus and the fixtures are in a state of decay, and like the " wonderful one-hoss shay," will go " to pieces all at once — All at once and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst." I would recommend that a re-statement of the case be presented to the legislature at its next session,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 373 pages
...heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground You see, of coarse, if you're not a dune*. How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first, — Ju.it as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss-ahar. Ixyic is logic That's... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1859
...the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at ouce ; All at once, and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That's all I say. The rhythm of Mr Holmes's verses... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 432 pages
...the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at onceAll at once, and nothing first — Just as bubbles do when they burst. — End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. Logic is logic. — That's all I say. OW HOLMES, 179. SCENE... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 308 pages
...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you 're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and...nothing first, — Just as bubbles do when they burst. End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is logic. That 's all I say. AESTIVATION. AN UNPUBLISHED... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 436 pages
...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground I You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at' once, — All at once, and...nothing first, — Just as bubbles do when they burst. 12 End of the wonderful one-hoss shay: Logic is logic. — That 's all I saj. XXIV. — THE PRAIRIES.... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 388 pages
...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground ! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once — All at once, and...nothing first — Just as bubbles do when they burst.— End of the wonderful one-hoss shay. Logic is Logic. . That's all I say. 0. W. HouiEa. HIAWATHA'S WOOING.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1864 - 432 pages
...or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground! You see, of course, if you're not a dunce, How it went to pieces all at once— All at once, and...nothing first— Just as bubbles do when they burst.— End of the wonderful one-hoss-shay. . . Logic is logic.—That's all I say. 0. W. HOLMIB, 1Y9. SCENE... | |
 | 1866
...vehicle constructed on the same principle that Holmes, the American, has told us about, that 'Went ' Went to pieces all at once, — All at once, and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst.' Charities, like metaphysical terms and civilised races, will degenerate. Thus even our State hospitals,... | |
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