Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow papers, ed. with an intr. &c. by Homer Wilbur |
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Sivu 25
... and delved from morn till night , Strove to make profit square with right , Lived on his means , cut no great dash , And paid his debts in honest cash . On tother hand , his brother South Lived very much INTRODUCTION . 25.
... and delved from morn till night , Strove to make profit square with right , Lived on his means , cut no great dash , And paid his debts in honest cash . On tother hand , his brother South Lived very much INTRODUCTION . 25.
Sivu 26
... South insisted it was plain He ought to drive them home again , And North consented to the work Because he loved to buy cheap pork . Meanwhile , South's swine increasing fast , His farm became too small at last , So , having thought the ...
... South insisted it was plain He ought to drive them home again , And North consented to the work Because he loved to buy cheap pork . Meanwhile , South's swine increasing fast , His farm became too small at last , So , having thought the ...
Sivu 27
... South , " My wheat and rye " -grief choked his mouth ; " Pray don't mind me , " said South ; " but plant All of the new land that you want ; " Yes , but your hogs , " cried North . 39 " The grain Won't hurt them , " answered South again ...
... South , " My wheat and rye " -grief choked his mouth ; " Pray don't mind me , " said South ; " but plant All of the new land that you want ; " Yes , but your hogs , " cried North . 39 " The grain Won't hurt them , " answered South again ...
Sivu 28
... South , " is from the point , The ownership , you'll grant , is joint ; I'm sure my only hope and trust is Not law so much as abstract justice , Though , you remember , ' twas agreed That so and so - consult the deed ; Objections now ...
... South , " is from the point , The ownership , you'll grant , is joint ; I'm sure my only hope and trust is Not law so much as abstract justice , Though , you remember , ' twas agreed That so and so - consult the deed ; Objections now ...
Sivu 41
... people , The enslavers o ' their own ; Let our dear old Bay State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth , Let her ring this messidge loudly In the ears of all the South : - : - " I'll return ye good fer evil Much ez we THE BIGLOW PAPERS .
... people , The enslavers o ' their own ; Let our dear old Bay State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth , Let her ring this messidge loudly In the ears of all the South : - : - " I'll return ye good fer evil Much ez we THE BIGLOW PAPERS .
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agin ain't aint arter bein believe Biglow clear common don't doos doubt England fact feel feller folks fust give gret guess hand hard head heart hold hope human it's Jaalam jest John keep kind Knott land leave less letter live look matter mean mind natural never night North nothin ollers once party person present question reader round safe sech seemed side sometimes sort soul sound South spirits tell ther thet thet's thing thought thru took true turn Uncle views warn't Wilbur wish wun't young
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Sivu 43 - GUVENER B. is a sensible man; He stays to his home an' looks arter his folks; He draws his furrer ez straight ez he can, An' into nobody's tater-patch pokes; — But John P. Robinson he Sez he wunt vote fer Guvener B. My! aint it terrible? Wut shall we du? We can't never choose him, o...
Sivu x - An' yit she gin her cheer a jerk Ez though she wished him furder, An' on her apples kep' to work, Parin
Sivu 45 - In virtue of our clay, this little ball of earth exacts a certain loyalty of us, while, in our capacity as spirits, we are admitted citizens of an invisible and holier fatherland. There is a patriotism of the soul whose claim absolves us from our other and terrene fealty. Our true country is that ideal realm which we represent to ourselves under the names of religion, duty, and the like.
Sivu 163 - May-day seldom looks Up in the country ez it doos in books ; They 're no more like than hornets'- nests an" hives, Or printed sarmons be to holy lives. I, with my trouses perched on cow-hide boots, Tuggin' my foundered feet out by the roots, Hev seen ye come to fling on April's hearse Your muslin nosegays from the milliner's, Puzzlin...
Sivu 44 - Parson Wilbur sez he never heerd in his life Thet th' Apostles rigged out in their swaller-tail coats, An" marched round in front of a drum an' a fife, To git some on "em office, an' some on 'em votes; But John P.
Sivu 31 - So's to lug new slave-states in To abuse ye, an' to scorn ye, An' to plunder ye like sin. Aint it cute to see a Yankee Take sech everlastin...
Sivu 127 - Whose youth from thee by gripin' need was wrung, Brown foundlin' o' the woods, whose baby-bed Was prowled roun' by the Injun's cracklin' tread, An' who grew'st strong thru shifts an...
Sivu 43 - He's ben true to one party — an' thet is himself; So John P. Robinson he Sez he shall vote fer Gineral C. Gineral C. he goes in fer the war; He don't...
Sivu 66 - Uncle Sam I reverence, Partic'larly his pockets. I du believe in any plan O' levyin' the taxes, Ez long ez, like a lumberman, I git jest wut I axes ; I go free-trade thru thick an' thin, Because it kind o' rouses The folks to vote, — an' keeps us in Our quiet custom-houses.
Sivu 128 - By fits an' starts, in Yankee hearts, Though 't may surprise JB More 'n it would you an' me." Ef l turned mad dogs loose, John, On your front-parlor stairs, Would it jest meet your views, John, To wait an' sue their heirs ? Ole Uncle S.