 Is that poetry, or is it not? His portrait of Washington is admirable, for truth; and so, indeed, are the greater part of his brief sketches. Try him on another tack. "Master Gil," he says — (we quote him here, for his familiar words, not for his poetry)...  The Refugee: A Romance - Page 44by James Athearn Jones - 1825Full view - About this book
 | England - 1825 - 826 pages
...tack. " Master Gil," he says— (we quote him here, for bis familiar words, not for his poetry) — " Master Gil 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 to the birds,... | |
 | Scotland - 1825 - 868 pages
...for his familiar words, not for his poetry) — " Master Gil 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... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...tack. " Master 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...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... | |
 | 1826 - 504 pages
...tack. " Master 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...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... | |
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