| Jared Sparks, Francis William Pitt Greenwood - 1828 - 332 pages
...dictates of common sense. The Discontented Pendulum. From the Youth's Magazine, an English Publication. AN old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the fable) changed countenance with alarm; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| 1823 - 450 pages
...old clock that had stood for fifty years in & farmer's kitchen, without giving its owner any i;ause of complaint, early one summer's morning before the...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the rabie) changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...of the Missouri, hearrived at the Fort. LESSON CXLI. The discontented pendulum YOUTH'S MAGAZINE. AN old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate, (if we may credit the fable,) changed countenance with alarm; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| 1824 - 602 pages
...shall take, is of a sportive cast, • THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. - ' "' •«*• ' 1 if • ' An old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. ' Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the fable) changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made an ineffectual... | |
| 1824 - 314 pages
...dictates of common sense. THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. From the Youth's Magazine, an English publication. An old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the fable) changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1824 - 624 pages
...character. The first that we shall take, is of a sportive cast, • THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. 1 An old clock that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...summer's morning, before the family Was stirring, suddenNr stopped. ' Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the fable) changed countenance with... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...be found by the readers of the Every-Day Book. This is the tale. ; THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. " An old clock, that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate (if we may credit the fable,) changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| 1826 - 320 pages
...Contributions of QO" — Vol. II. p. 9.) . AN old clock that had stood for fifty years in a far* mer's kitchen without giving its owner any cause of complaint,...fable,) changed countenance with alarm : the hands made an ineffectual effort to continue their course : the wheels remained motionless with surprise : the... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...will be found by the readers of me Every-Day Book. This is the tale. THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. An 5 \P g &v dial-plate (if we may credit the fable,)changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made a vain effort... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...will be found by the readers of the Every-Day Book. This is the tale. THE DISCONTENTED PENDULUM. An old clock, that had stood for fifty years in a farmer's...family was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this, the dial-plate (if we'may credit the fable,) changed countenance with alarm ; the hands made a vain effort... | |
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