| Noah Webster - 1816 - 182 páginas
...pretend to beat him down from the tret with grass only. Well, well, said the old Man, if neither wordi nor grass, will do, I must try what virtue there is...stones; which soon made the young Chap hasten down from the tree and beg the old Man's pardon, MORAL. ^^* TABLE X^XII. In all words ending in ,.n unaccented,... | |
| Charles Chauncey Burr - 1844 - 152 páginas
...well quote the fable of the old man and the rude boy upon his apple tree, especially the phrase, " If neither words nor grass will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones." This, surely, says as much about the future world as the text hi Psalms. And why will he not allow... | |
| LUTHER TUCKER - 1847 - 408 páginas
...Heart, Large White lugarreau, Downer's Red, Florence and Sparhawk's Honey. PROTECTION OF FRUIT.—" Well, well," said the old man, " if neither words...will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones." Moral.—" If good words and gentle means will not reclaim the wicked, they must be dealt with in a... | |
| 1847 - 404 páginas
...Heart, Large White Bigarreau, Downer's Red, Florence and Sparhawk's Honey. PROTECTION OK FHCIT.--" Well, well," said the old man, '' if neither words...will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones." Moral. — " If good words and gentle means will not reclaim the wicked, they must be dealt with in... | |
| 1857 - 904 páginas
...down ; so he palled up some tufts of Gross, and threw at him ; but this only made the Youngster laugh, to think the old Man should pretend to beat him down...stones, which soon made the young Chap hasten down from the tree and beg the old Man's pardon. " MORAL. " If good words and gentle means will not reclaim the... | |
| Mary Mapes Dodge, William Fayal Clarke, Albert Gallatin Lanier, Maurice R. Robinson - 1877 - 992 páginas
...j so he pulled Eip some tufts of Grass, and threw at him ; but this only made the Youngster laugh, to think the old Man should pretend to beat him, down from the tree with grass only. Well, veil, said the old Man, if neither -words nor grass will do, I must try what virtue liiere is in Stones... | |
| Hervey Scott - 1877 - 336 páginas
...pulled up some tufts of grass and threw at him, but this only made the youngster laugh to think that the old man should pretend to beat him down from the...the old man, if neither words nor grass will do, I will try what virtue there is in stones, so the old man pelted him heartily with stones, which soon... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1882 - 502 páginas
...down ;' so he pulled up some tufts of grass and threw at him ; but this only made the youngster laugh, to think the old man should pretend to beat him down...stones, which soon made the young chap hasten down from the tree, and beg the old man's pardon. " MORAL. — If good words and gentle means will not reclaim... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1882 - 496 páginas
...down;' so he pulled up some tufts of grass and threw at him ; but this only made the youngster laugh, to think the old man should pretend to beat him down from the tree with grass only. ' Well, well,'said the old man,'if neither words nor grass will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones.'... | |
| Aesop - 1882 - 130 páginas
...he pulled up some tufts of grass and threw them at him ; but this only made the youngster laugh. " Well, well," said the Old Man. " If neither words nor grass will do, I will try what virtue there is in stones." With that he pelted the Boy heartily with stones, which soon... | |
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