 | James Kirke Paulding - 1817 - 276 strani
...used to them, but he could not reconcile himself to the looks of a rascally fellow, the like of which he had never seen before, who carried a great fin...permit a snake to wear a fin, must be left to those who make laws for her. Good bye. LETTER XXIII. DEAR FRANK, 1 FEEL this morning a sort of humorous sadness... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 224 strani
...The tanner moreover added, that there was a great smell of cucumbers, and that for his part, he dvA not much mind the rattlesnakes, being used to them,...permit a snake to wear a fin, must be left to those who make laws for her. Good by. LETTER XXIII. * ' '' DEAR FRANK, I FEEL this morning a sort of humorous... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 474 strani
...moreover added, that there was a great smell of cucumbers, and that for his part, he «iid not niuc.h mind the rattlesnakes, being used to them, but he...permit a snake to wear a fin, must be left to those jyho make laws for her. Good by, LETTER XXIII. 5> DEAR FRANK, I PEEL this morning a sort of humorous... | |
 | Henry B. Wonham - 1993 - 218 strani
...louder than his neighbors.49 In conclusion, Paulding offers a modified truth claim with his comment that "the existence of a valley somewhere in this part...a vast number of rattlesnakes, is believed by many well informed people; but as to the little fellow with the fin, his being must remain a matter of doubt... | |
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... he had never seen before, who carried a great fin on his back, was shaped like a sunfish, and hissed ten times louder than his neighbours. The existence of a valley somewhere in this part of the world, containing a vast number of rattlesnakes, is... 