 Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break on their surface, where grinned a woodgrating of lath. A patch of thick plaster, just over the school-master's rickety chair, Seemed threat'ningly o'er him suspended,...  Farm Legends - Page 18by Will Carleton - 1887 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1876 - 320 pages
...at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. п. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old schoolsanctum hath, With many a break...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey ; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 pages
...faces at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | Will Carleton - 1879 - 128 pages
...at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. n. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey ; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1879 - 784 pages
...faces at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey ; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - 1881 - 220 pages
...enjoying the scene HAround were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With mauy a break on their surface, where grinned a wood-grating...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey ; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - 1882 - 420 pages
...at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. II. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break on their surface, where grinned a wood grating of lath. A patch of thick plaster, just over the school- master's rickety chair, Seemed... | |
 | 1884 - 780 pages
...the scene all he could. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum huth, With many a break on their surface, where grinned...by a hair. There were tracks on the desks where the knife-blades had wandered in search of their prey ; Their tops were as duskily spattered as if they... | |
 | 1885 - 332 pages
...faces at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old schoolsanctum hath, With many a break on their surface, where grinned a wood grating of lath. v Y" ~- •'£ A patch of thick plaster just over the school-master's rickety... | |
 | John W. Iliff - 1893 - 616 pages
...which every old school. sanctum hath, With manv a break on their surface, where grinned a wood grating of lath. A patch of thick plaster just over the school.master's...o'er him suspended, like Damocles' sword, by a hair. The square .stove puffed and crackled, and broke out in red. flaming sores, Till the great Iron quadruped... | |
 | P. Garrett - 1906 - 880 pages
...faces at all of the others, and enjoying the scene all he could. Around were the walls gray and dingy, which every old school-sanctum hath, With many a break...just over the school-master's rickety chair, Seemed threat 'iiingly o'er him suspended, like Damocles' sword, by a hair. There were tracks on the desks... | |
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