 | 1842 - 622 pagina’s
...boots, sticks, cloths, dried turf, or anything portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would...after laying on one of his building materials, sit over against it, appearing to consider his work. This pause was sometimes followed by changing the... | |
 | 1835 - 550 pagina’s
...boots, sticks, cloths, dried turf, or any thing portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would...as the country people say, 'judge it.' This pause wag sometimes followed by changing the position of the material 'judged,' and sometimes it was left... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 430 pagina’s
...which he piled up in such a way that one end touched the wall, and the other projected into the room. " As the work grew high, he supported himself upon his...of his building materials, sit up over against it, apparently to consider his work, or, as the country people say, * judge it.' This pause was* sometimes... | |
 | 1838 - 866 pagina’s
...boots, sticks, cloths, dried turf, or any thing portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would...work, or, as the country people say, 'judge it.' This was sometimes followed by changing the position of the material 'judged,' and sometimes it was left... | |
 | William Martin - 1871 - 388 pagina’s
...books, sticks, boots, cloths, or anything portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would...up over against it, appearing to consider his work. This pause was sometimes followed by changing the position of the material, and sometimes it was left... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1840 - 236 pagina’s
...boots, sticks, cloths, dried turf, or any thing portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably: and he would...of his building materials, sit up over against it, apparently to consider his work, or, as the country people say, 'judge it.' This pause was sometimes... | |
 | T B. M - 1844 - 274 pagina’s
...dried turf, &c., were employed for its materials. " As the work grew high, Binny supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably ; and he...one of his building materials, sit up over against his work, appearing to consider it, or as the country people say, to 'judge it.' Bread, and bread and... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 354 pagina’s
...boots, sticks, cloths, dried turf, or any thing portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably ; and he...of his building materials, sit up over against it, apparently to consider his work, or, as the country people say, 'judge it.' This pause was sometimes... | |
 | Wonders - 1847 - 444 pagina’s
...sticks, clothes, dried turf, or any thing portable. As the work grew high, he supported himself on his tail, which propped him up admirably, and he would...consider his work, or, as the country people say, to "judge it." This pause was sometimes followed by changing the position of the material "judged,"... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1847 - 430 pagina’s
...which he piled up in such a way that one end touched the wall, and the other projected into the room. " As the work grew high, he supported himself upon his...of his building materials, sit up over against it, apparently to consider his work, or, as the country people say, ' judge it.' This pause was sometimes... | |
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As the work grew high, he supported himself upon his tail, which propped him up admirably ; and he would often, after laying on one of his building materials, sit up over against it, appearing to consider his work, or, as the country people say, 
