 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 Seiten
...; The hubs of logs from the " Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell "em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroifghbrace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide Found in the pit... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 Seiten
...; The hubs of logs from the " Settler's ellum,"— Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges...screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of th^finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1861 - 446 Seiten
...from logs from the " Settler's Ellnm"— Last of its timber — they couldn't sell 'em — Never an ax had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between...; Thoroughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, tap, dasher, from tough old hitlc, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he " put... | |
 | 1861 - 304 Seiten
...Last of its timber,—they eouldn't sell 'em,— i Shafts. U.-.2 Never an axe had seen their ehips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like eelery-tips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and serew, Spring, tire, axle, and linehpin too, Steel of the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 Seiten
...; The hubs of logs from the " Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell 'em; Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges...between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery tips; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and linchpin too, Steel of the... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 Seiten
...logs from the " Settler's ellura" — Last of its timber — they could n't sell 'em — Never an ax had seen their chips, . And the wedges flew from between...top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he "put her through." "There!" said the Deacon, "naow she'll... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1864 - 450 Seiten
...from logs from the " Settler's Ellum"— Last of its timber—they couldn't sell 'em— Never an ax had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between...top, dasher, from tough old hide, Found in the pit where the tanner died. That was the way he " put her through." " There'.'' said the Deacon, " naow... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 Seiten
...of logs from the "settler's ellum," — ' Last of its timber, they could n't sell 'em; Never an ax had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their bluut ends frizzled like celery-tips ; Step and prop-iron, bolt and screw, Spring, tire, axle, and... | |
 | John Swett - 1867 - 252 Seiten
...of logs from the ''Settler's ellum," — Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell 'em, Never an ax had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between...and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide That was the way he " put her through." " There 1" said the Deacon, "naow she'll dewl* Dol I tell you,... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1868 - 434 Seiten
...hubs of logs from the " Settler's ellum,"— Last of its timber, — they couldn't sell "em, ' Xever an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from...linchpin too, Steel of the finest, bright and blue ; Thoroughbraco bison-skin, thick and wide ; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide Found in the pit... | |
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He sent for lancewood to make the thills; The crossbars were ash, from the straightest trees; The panels of whitewood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things like these; The hubs of logs from the "Settler's ellum... 
