 I had ; for my clothing was growing to resemble the armour of an ancient knight more and more, every yard, and though in my youth I was accustomed to break the ice to bathe if necessary, I never tried running a race in a coat of mail. By the time I arrived...  Dr. Grenfell's Parish: The Deep Sea Fisherman - Page 100by Norman Duncan - 1905 - 155 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - 1915 - 392 pages
...odd; it is ' keep cool.' But the nearest house being at least ten miles, it meant then almost one's 10 life to have no dry clothing, Fortunately, I had....I had, for my clothing was growing to resemble the armor of an ancient knight more and more every yard, and though in 15 my youth I was accustomed to... | |
 | Isobel Davidson - 1923 - 360 pages
...advice sounds odd; it is 'keep cool.' But the nearest house being at least ten miles away, it meant almost one's life to have no dry clothing. Fortunately,...I had, for my clothing was growing to resemble the armor of an ancient knight more and more every yard, and though in my youth I was accustomed to break... | |
 | Howard Copeland Hill, Rollo La Verne Lyman - 1924 - 564 pages
...advice sounds odd: it is 'keep cool.' But the nearest house being at least ten miles away, it meant almost one's life to have no dry clothing. Fortunately,...I had; for my clothing was growing to resemble the armor of an ancient knight more and more every yard; and though in my youth I was accustomed to break... | |
 | Rollo La Verne Lyman, Howard Copeland Hill - 1925 - 718 pages
...and I had as hard running for a mile as ever I had; for my clothing was growing to resemble the armor of an ancient knight more and more every yard; and...accustomed to break the ice to bathe, if necessary, I had never tried running a race in a coat of mail. By the time I arrived at the trees and got out of... | |
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