 As I had some opinion of my son's prudence, I was willing enough to entrust him with this commission ; and the next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his...  The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale - Page 282by Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 214 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder-and-lightning,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 238 pages
...mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and'cocking his hat with pins. The business of the toilet being...satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 546 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1862 - 382 pages
...morning, I perceived his sisters mighty busy, in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction, of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him, to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat, made of that cloth they call thunder... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder-and-lightniug,... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him, to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1864 - 436 pages
...morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 256 pages
...morning 1 perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair ; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins....groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth called thunder and lightning, which, though grown too short, was much too good to be thrown away. His... | |
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