 So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't be split nor bent nor broke, That was for spokes and floor and sills; He sent for lancewood to make the thills; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest...  The New York Coach-maker's Magazine - Page 1471859Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...Is only jest T' make that place uz strong uz the rest." So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...maintain, Is only jest T make that place uz strong uz the rest.* So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't...That was for spokes and floor and sills ; He sent for lanoewood to make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest tree* The panels of white-wood,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 pages
...only jest To make that place uz strong uz the rest." 6. So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like... | |
 | 1861 - 304 pages
...rest." So the Deaeon inquired of the village folk "Where he eould find the strongest oak, That eouldn't be split, nor bent, nor broke,— That was for spokes and floor and sills; He sent for laneewood to make the thills ;' The erossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; The panels of... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 328 pages
...way t' fix it, uz I maintain, Is only jest T' make that place uz strong uz the rest." That could n't be split nor bent nor broke, — That was for spokes...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...5 So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That could n't be split, nor bent, nor broke, — That was for spokes,...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1864 - 450 pages
...only jest To make that place uz strSng uz the rest." 5. So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't...make the thills; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees! The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 pages
...rest." So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That could n't be split, nor bent, nor broke — That was for spokes,...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...Is only jest To make that place uz strong uz the rest.' So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That couldn't...and sills ; He sent for lancewood to make the thills ;1 The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; The panels of white-wood, that cuts like cheese,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...5. So the Deacon inquired of the village folk Where he could find the strongest oak, That could n't be split nor bent nor broke, — That was for spokes...make the thills ; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees ; But lasts like iron for things like these ; The hubs of logs from the "settler's... | |
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