 they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much. . . . I hate to see a man's arms drop down as if he was shot, before the clock's fairly struck, just as if he'd never a bit of pride and delight in  Texas School Journal - Page 1571888Full view - About this book
 | George Eliot - Carpenters - 1859 - 524 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, but Mum Taft... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1859 - 342 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, but Muni Taft... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1860 - 468 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." All hands worked on in silence for some minutes, until the church clock began to strike six. Before... | |
 | George Eliot - Carpenters - 1860 - 452 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." All hands worked on in silence for some minutes, until the church clock began to strike six. Before... | |
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1867 - 562 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, but Mum Taft... | |
 | George Eliot - 1875 - 460 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid...man's arms drop down as if he was shot, before the clock 's fairly struck, just as if he 'd never a bit o' pride and delight in's work. The very grindstone... | |
 | Thomas Edwin Vassar - Bible - 1879 - 252 pages
...took no pleasure i' their work, and were afraid of doing a stroke too much. I hate to see a man's arm drop down as if he was shot, before the clock's fairly struck, just as if he 'd never a bit o' prir'e and delight in 's work. The very grindstone ull go on turning a bit after... | |
 | George Eliot - 1883 - 742 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going, -but Mum Taft... | |
 | George Eliot - English literature - 1893 - 432 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going; but Mum Taft... | |
 | George Eliot - 1893 - 420 pages
...can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much." Seth looked a little conscious, and began to be slower in his preparations for going ; but Mum Taft... | |
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