Gil," he says — (we quote him here, for his familiar words, not for his poetry) — "Master Gil was a healthy urchin of four, as noisy as sin, and as brown as a berry. You might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing... The Refugee: A Romance - Page 46by James Athearn Jones - 1825Full view - About this book
| England - 1825 - 826 pages
...was a healthy urchin of four, as noisy as sin, and as brown as a berry. Yon might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing...person for ten miles around, as he seldom suffered a wellconditioned nagto pass, without an attempt to purchase him ; and, where the housings and trappings... | |
| Scotland - 1825 - 868 pages
...was a healthy urchin of four, as uoisy as sin, and as brown as a berry. You might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing to the birds, as they winged their way to the raovm- . tains, for their evening nap. He was known by every person for ten miles around, as he seldom... | |
| 1826 - 890 pages
...a ihciilthy urchin- of four, as noisy as «in, and as brown as a berry. You might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing...person for ten miles around, as he seldom suffered a well-conditioned u.ig to pass, without an attempt to purchase him ; and, where the housings and trappings... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...was a healthy urchin of four, as noisy as sin, -and as brown as a berry. You might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing...evening nap. He was known by every person for ten miles round, as he seldom suffered a well-conditioned nag to pass, without an attempt to purchase him; and,... | |
| 1826 - 504 pages
...was a healthy urchin . of four, as noisy as sin, and as brown as a berry. You might hear him of (on) a clear afternoon, the distance of half a mile, hallooing...birds, as they winged their way to the mountains, for iheir evening nap. He was known by every person for ten miles around, as he seldom suffered a well-conditioned... | |
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