Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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Page 81
... TOM HICKATHRIFT . [ Tom Hickathrift belongs to the same series as Jack the Giant - killer , one of the popular corruptions of old northern romances . It seems to allude to some of the insurrections in the Isle of Ely , such as that of ...
... TOM HICKATHRIFT . [ Tom Hickathrift belongs to the same series as Jack the Giant - killer , one of the popular corruptions of old northern romances . It seems to allude to some of the insurrections in the Isle of Ely , such as that of ...
Page 82
... Tom Hicka- thrift prefaces his narrative with the following consola- tory ... Hickathrift , a poor labouring man , but so strong that he was able to do in ... Tom would sit all day in the chimney - corner , instead of doing anything to ...
... Tom Hicka- thrift prefaces his narrative with the following consola- tory ... Hickathrift , a poor labouring man , but so strong that he was able to do in ... Tom would sit all day in the chimney - corner , instead of doing anything to ...
Page 84
... Tom Hickathrift , too , was a very care - for - nothing fellow , and there were very few persons in all the Isle of Ely who dared to give him an ill word . Those who did paid very dearly for their impertinence , and Tom was , in fact ...
... Tom Hickathrift , too , was a very care - for - nothing fellow , and there were very few persons in all the Isle of Ely who dared to give him an ill word . Those who did paid very dearly for their impertinence , and Tom was , in fact ...
Page 87
... Tom Hickathrift by the people , but " Mr. Hickathrift , " a title then implying a greater advancement in social position that can now scarcely be imagined . Like many other persons who have become suddenly possessed of great wealth , Tom ...
... Tom Hickathrift by the people , but " Mr. Hickathrift , " a title then implying a greater advancement in social position that can now scarcely be imagined . Like many other persons who have become suddenly possessed of great wealth , Tom ...
Page 88
... Tom was not particularly courteous ; it may readily be supposed that his unvarying successes had made him rather ... Hickathrift , under cover of the night , for shelter and protection , and gave him a full account of the rebellion . The ...
... Tom was not particularly courteous ; it may readily be supposed that his unvarying successes had made him rather ... Hickathrift , under cover of the night , for shelter and protection , and gave him a full account of the rebellion . The ...
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