An American Glossary, Том 1J.B. Lippincott, 1912 |
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Стр. 457 - Boston State-House is the hub of the solar system. You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man, if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crowbar.
Стр. 420 - An' buttered, tu, fer sartin ; — I mean in preyin' till one busts On wut the party chooses, An' in convartin' public trusts To very privit uses.
Стр. 482 - I acknowledge the fact. When it is said that the institution exists, and that it is very difficult to get rid of it in any satisfactory way, I can understand and appreciate the saying. I surely will not blame them for not doing what I should not know how to do myself.
Стр. 469 - In panel, or crossbar, or floor, or sill, In screw, bolt, thoroughbrace, — lurking still, Find it somewhere you must and will, — Above or below, or within or without, — And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, That a chaise breaks down, but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an "I dew vum...
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Стр. 354 - Know old Cambridge ? Hope you do. — Born there? Don't say so! I was, too. (Born in a house with a gambrel-roof, — Standing still, if you must have proof.
Стр. 479 - My politics are plain and simple. I think every nation has a right to establish that form of government, under which it conceives it shall live most happy ; provided it infracts no right, or is not dangerous to others ; and that no governments ought to interfere with the internal concerns of another, except for the security of what is due to themselves.