 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 388 pages
...incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the hoo«es, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame...beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and patterns, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1845 - 496 pages
...incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame...Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1885 - 530 pages
...the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and ternble storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach,...mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out tha sea-water, and vitjorously'pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused ; Mrs Partington... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame...the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington 's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean... | |
 | George Washington Light - 1847 - 398 pages
...overflow of houses and lands. " Dame Partington lived upon the beach, and in the midst of the storm she was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens,...was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but it need not be said the contest was unequal. The Atlantic ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1848 - 372 pages
...overflow of houses and lands. " Dame Partington lived upon the beach, and in the midst of the storm she was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens,...was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but it need not be said the contest was unequal. The Atlantic ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent... | |
 | Henry Brewster Stanton - 1849 - 412 pages
...incredible hight—the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame...her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop and squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused.... | |
 | 1874 - 714 pages
...seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The...Atlantic was roused; Mrs. Partington's spirit was up, and I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Pttrtington. She... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 736 pages
...incredible height — the wavea rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction? In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame...vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic wag routed. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up; bat I nocii not tell you that the contest was unequal.... | |
 | Henry Brewster Stanton - 1850 - 394 pages
...at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop and squeezing out the sea- water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington 's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean... | |
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In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house, with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic... 
