 | 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
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he 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 country in a morning, and join the hunters when there were any out — and yet he loved the old greathouse... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Story-teller - 1843 - 324 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, l !) Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor...she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, _ everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially; and how he used to carry me upon hie... | |
 | Ethan Allen Andrews - 1844 - 356 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...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... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845 - 398 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1851 - 396 pages
...about in solitary corners, like some of us, he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get, when but an imp no bigger than themselves, and make...as brave as he was handsome, to the admiration of everybody, but of their great-grandmother Field most especially ; and how he used to carry me upon... | |
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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 but an imp no bigger than themselves, and... 
