 Go — says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, — and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught at last, as it flew by him; I'll not hurt thee, says my uncle Toby,...  The Novelist's Magazine - Page 501781Full view - About this book
 | David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 396 pages
...the very personification of benevolence. He has not the heart to retaliate upon a fly. " ' Go,' says he, one day at dinner to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time," (no small trial of the temper !) " and, which, after... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 410 pages
...mixed up so kindly within him : my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly. " Go," says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...mixed up so kindly within him : my uncle Toby had scarcely a heart to retaliate upon a fly. " Go," says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, and which, nfter infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 290 pages
...mixed up so kindly within him : my uncle Toby had scarcely a heart to retaliate upon a fly. " Go," says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1847 - 420 pages
...mixed up so kindly within him, my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly. —Go—says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time,— and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 360 pages
...mixed up so kindly with him; my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly :—Go,—says he one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time,—and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English fiction - 1853 - 190 pages
...mixed up so kindly with him, my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly. — Go — says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time, — and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | J H. Aitken - Elocution - 1853 - 378 pages
...mixed up so kindly with him, my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retdliate upon a flj. Gb — says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1853 - 336 pages
...up so kindly with him ; my uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly : — Go, — says he one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner time, — and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - Readers (Secondary) - 1854 - 406 pages
...TOBY AND THE FLY.—Snnunt 1. MY uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly. —Go,—says he, one day at dinner, to an overgrown one which had buzzed about his nose, and tormented him cruelly all dinner-time,—and which, after infinite attempts, he had caught... | |
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