| Charles Reade - English fiction - 1856 - 452 pages
...again — no need to sigh." " Oh, I was not thinking of her in particular just then." "Of who?" "Of Susan!" " Prejudice be hanged, this is a lovely land."...a fiddle — it is Australia ! where everything is inside out and topsy turvy. The animals have four legs so they jump on two. Ten foot square of rock... | |
| Lewis Baxter Monroe - Readers - 1872 - 418 pages
...Tom," replied George, opening his eyes, " it makes all the difference. I like to smell a flower, — a flower is not complete without smell ; but I don't...talk like Christians ; they make me split my sides, bless their little hearts ! but they won't chirrup. It is Australia ! where everything is inside-out... | |
| New reader - 1879 - 330 pages
...they smell lovely." " What does it matter, George, where the smell comes from, so that you get it ? " Then the birds they laugh and talk like Christians...bless their little hearts ; but they won't chirrup. They hold conversations, and giggle, and laugh, and play a thing like a fiddle ; it is Australia where... | |
| Charles Reade - 1894 - 476 pages
...so that you get ¡t?' ' Why, Tom,' replied George opening his eyes, 'it makes all the difl'er;nce. I like to smell a flower — flower is not complete...smell a bush till I die. Then the birds they laugh Hid talk like Christians ; they make me split my sides, God bless their little hearts : but they won't... | |
| Ellen M. Cyr - Readers - 1901 - 272 pages
...replied George, opening his eyes, " it makes all the difference. I like to smell a flower, — 5 a flower is not complete without smell ; but I don't...talk like Christians* they make me split my sides, bless their little hearts ! but they won't chirrup. It is Australia ! where everything is insidei0... | |
| Ellen M. Cyr - Readers - 1901 - 272 pages
...Tom," replied George, opening his eyes, "it makes all the difference. I like to smell a flower,— 5 a flower is not complete without smell; but I don't...talk like Christians; they make me split my sides, bless their little hearts ! out they won't chirrup. It is Australia! where everything is inside10 out... | |
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