 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...it 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, I say, to accuse other people of laziness! you, who have had nothing to do, all your life, but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - 1858 - 400 pages
.../hands. "Very /good," /replied tlie /pendulum, uit is vastly O's-L) easy lor you. Mistress (ms-li"*) Dial, who have always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me — it is vastly easy for you, I-say, to accuse other [»copie of laziness (lz lis) ! You, who have had nothing to do all-lhe. days... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 pages
...on the very point of ttriking. " Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial- plate, holding up its hands. — " Very good," replied the pendulum : " it is vastly...up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, lo accuse other people of laziness I You, who have had nothing to do all the days of your life but... | |
 | English spelling book - 1859 - 264 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... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...it was on the 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 everv body knows, set yourself up above me, — it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 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... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...on the very point of striking. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. — " Very good ! " replied the pendulum, " it is vastly...for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had nothing to do all the days of your life but to stare people in the face, and to... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1863 - 272 pages
...was on the very point of striking. 4. "Lazy wire!" exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. "Very good!" replied the pendulum. "It is vastly easy...for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness! You, who have had nothing to do all your life but to stare people in the face, and to amuse yourself... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...was on the point of striking. 20 " 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 foi 25 you, I say, to accuse other... | |
 | 1864 - 422 pages
...enraged, 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,...for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness — you, who have had nothing to do all the days of your life but to stare people in the face, and... | |
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I am willing, for the general satisfaction, to assign my reasons. The truth is, that I am tired of ticking. 
