 He got him up so in the matter of ketching flies and kep' him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as fur as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted was education, and he could do 'most anything — and I believe him. Why,...  Representative American Short Stories - Stran 320avtor: Robert William Chambers - 1923 - 1183 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted was education, and he could do almost anything — and I believe him. Why, I've seen him set Dan'l Webster down here on this floor... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 194 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...Webster down here on this floor — Dan'l Webster v/as the name of the frog — and sing out, " Flies, Dan'l, flies ! " and quicker'n you could wink,... | |
 | 1884 - 794 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...could wink he'd spring straight up, and snake a fly off 'n the counter there, and flop down on the floor again, as solid as a gob of mud, and fall to scratching... | |
 | Samuel Langhorne Clemens - 1872 - 412 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...could wink, he'd spring straight up, and snake a fly off'n the counter there, and flop down on the floor again as solid as a gob of mud, and fall to scratching... | |
 | Alvah C. Beecher - 1874 - 234 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...do most anything — and I believe him. Why, I've seeu him set Dau'l Webster down here on this floor — Dan'l Webster was the name of the frog — and... | |
 | Samuel Langhorne Clemens - 1875 - 332 strani
...all right, like a cat. He got him up so in the ' matter of ketching flies, and kep' him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as fur...could wink he'd spring straight up and snake a fly ofTn the counter there, and flop down on the floor ag'in as 33 solid as a gob of mud, and fall to scratching... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1875 - 320 strani
...and all right, like a cat. He got him up so in the matter of ketching flies, and kep' him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as fur...could wink he'd spring straight up and snake a fly off n the counter there, and flop down on the floor ag'in as 33 solid as a gob of mud, and fall to... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted was education, and ho could do almost anything — and I believe him. Why, I've seen him set Dan'l Webster down here on... | |
 | 1876 - 732 strani
...matter of catching flics, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...Why, I've seen him set Dan'l Webster down here on ni\d square jumping on a dead level, he could get over more, ground at one straddle tliau any auimal... | |
 | 1876 - 732 strani
...matter of catching flies, and kept him in practice so constant, that he'd nail a fly every time as far as he could see him. Smiley said all a frog wanted...believe him. Why, I've seen him 'set Dan'l Webster down hero on this floor, — Dan'l Webster was the name of the frog, — and sing out, "Flies, Dan'l, flies,"... | |
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