You judge o' your garden-stuff on a better plan than that : you pick the things for what they can excel in — for what they can excel in. You don't value your peas for their roots, or your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way you should choose... Adam Bede, by George Eliot - עמוד 308מאת Mary Ann Evans - 1859תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| 1859 - 932 דפים
...or your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way you should choose women : their cleverness '11 never come to much — never come to much ; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strongthe enliyenment of the debate, and be a relief to Mr Bright, as well as to the " country gentlemen."... | |
| George Eliot - 1859 - 468 דפים
...Poyser, with dangerous fire kindling in her eye; "why, I say as some fo'ks' tongues are like the " What dost say to that ?" said Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back and looking merrily at his wife. T2 Mrs. Poyser would probably have brought her rejoinder to a -farther climax, if every one's attention... | |
| George Eliot - 1859 - 524 דפים
...or your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way vou should choose women : their cleverness 'II never come to much — never come to much ; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strong-flavored." " What dost say to that?" said Mr. Poyser, throwing Ijimself back and looking merrily... | |
| Mary Ann Evans - 1867 - 562 דפים
...your carrots for their flowers. Now, that's the way you should choose women : their cleverness '11 never come to much — never come to much ; but they...ripe and strongflavoured." " What dost say to that 1 " said Mr Poyser, throwing himself back and looking merrily at his wife. " Say ! " answered Mrs Poyser,... | |
| 1872 - 556 דפים
...to much; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strong flavoured." " What dost say to that 1 " said Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back, and looking...dangerous fire kindling in her eye ; " why, I say as some folk's tongues are like the clocks as run on strikin', not to tell you the time o' the day, but because... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1881 - 856 דפים
...vom* cairote for Iheir flowers. Now that 's the way you should choose women ; their cleverness 'It never come to much— never come to much ; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and etrone flavoured.' •What dost «ay to that 7' said Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back and looking... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 דפים
...or your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way you should choose women; their cleverness will never come to much, — never come to much; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strong- flavored.'' "What dost say to that?" paid Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back and looking merrily... | |
| George Eliot - 1883 - 742 דפים
...'your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way you should choose women : their cleverness 'l1 never come to much — never come to much ; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe, and strong-flavored." " What dost say to that ? " said Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back and looking merrily... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - 472 דפים
...or your carrots for their flowers. Now that's the way you should choose women ; their cleverness '11 never come to much — never come to much ; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strong flavored." " What dost say to that? " said Mr. Poyser, throwing himself back and looking merrily... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 דפים
...much,— never come to much; but they make excellent simpletons, ripe and strong-flavored." "What dost eay runk into the narrow space 1 myself occupy. So it...The piety of Boyle is shown by his literary remains eyes, " why, I say as some folks' tongues are like the clocks as ran on strikin', not to tell yon the... | |
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