 ... might be said to love their uncle, John L , because he was so handsome and spirited a youth, and a king to the rest of us ; and, instead of moping about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when...  Selections from the Essays of Elia - Page 125by Charles Lamb - 1897 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their greatgrandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | 1835 - 356 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their greatgrandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...he could get, when but an imp no higger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the country in a morning, and join the hunters when there were any out — and yet he loved the old greathouse and gardens too, but had too much spirit to be always pent up within their boundaries —... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the country in a morning, and join the hunters when there were any out — and yet he loved the old greathouse and gardens too, but had too much spirit to be always pent up within their boundaries —... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their great grand-mother Field most especially; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Story-teller - 1843 - 324 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...were any out ; and yet he loved the old great house find gardens too, but had too much spirit to be always pent up within their boundaries ; and how their... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1844 - 356 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...too much spirit to be always pent up within their boundaries;—and how their uncle grew up to man's estate as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration... | |
 | 1853 - 346 pages
...would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make it carry him half over the county in a morning,...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of every body, but of their greatgrandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
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