 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 444 pages
...used to them, but he could not reconcile himself to the looks of a rascally fellow, the like of whicn he had never seen before, who carried a great fin...must be left to those who make laws for her. Good by. LETTER XXIIL DEAR FRANK, I FEEL this morning a sort of humorous sadness ; a sense of loneliness,... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 228 pages
...used to them, but he could not reconcile himself to the looks of a rascally fellow, the like of whicn he had never seen before, who carried a great fin...permit a snake to wear a fin, must be left to those ?vho make laws for her. Good by. LETTER XXIII. DEAR FRANK, I FEEL this morning a sort of humorous sadness... | |
 | Henry B. Wonham - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 218 pages
...louder than his neighbors.49 In conclusion, Paulding offers a modified truth claim with his comment that "the existence of a valley somewhere in this part...a vast number of rattlesnakes, is believed by many well informed people; but as to the little fellow with the fin, his being must remain a matter of doubt... | |
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... being used to them, but he could not reconcile himself to the looks of a rascally fellow, the like of which he had never seen before, who carried a great fin on his back, was shaped like a sunfish, and hissed ten times louder than his... 