 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 420 lehte
...him I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter "Well, my lad, says he, take a long thin j)iece of whalebone, hold one end of it fast between your...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop. I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well. I... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 406 lehte
...loose upon it. I told him I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter : well, my lad, says he;, take a long thin piece of whalebone, hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop. I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very welL I... | |
 | 1830 - 312 lehte
...was loose upon it, I told him I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. Well, my lad, says he, take a long thin piece of whalebone, hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop. — I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | George Whitefield - 1830 - 314 lehte
...was loose upon it. I told him I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. Well, my lad, says he, take a long thin piece of whalebone, hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop. — I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 484 lehte
...upon it. I told him that I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. ' Well, ray lad,' says he, ' take a long, thin piece of whalebone ; hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop.' I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 lehte
...upon it. I told him that I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. • Well, my lad,' says he, ' take a long, thin piece of whalebone ; hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop." I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | 1832 - 510 lehte
...upon it. . I told him that I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. ' Well, my lad,' says he, ' take a long, thin piece of whalebone; hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop.' I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 336 lehte
...upon it. I told him that I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. ' Well my lad,' says he, ' take a long, thin piece of whale-bone ; hold one end...thumb, and wind it round your finger ; it will then endeavor to unwind itself; and if you fix the other end of it to the inside of a small hoop, and leave... | |
 | 1833 - 444 lehte
...a spring. But we must allow him to give the history of this matter in his own words : — says he,' take a long, thin piece of whalebone ; hold one end...round and round, and wind up a thread tied to the outside of the hoop.' I thanked the gentleman, and told him that I understood the thing very well.... | |
 | 1834 - 602 lehte
...upon it I told him that I did not yet thoroughly understand the matter. ' Well, my fad/ says he, ' take a long, thin piece of whalebone ; hold one end...itself, it will turn the hoop round and round, and wind tip a thread tied to the outside of the noop.' I thanked the gentleman, and told him that 1 understood... | |
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Well, my lad, says he, take a long thin piece of whalebone, hold one end of it fast between your finger and thumb, and wind it round your finger : it will then endeavour to unwind itself; and if you fix the other end of it to the inside of a small hoop,... 
