10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELLCURB»
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wellcurb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Delphi Complete Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe (Illustrated):
“Wal, old Aikin, the carpenter, hedidn'tcome till mostthe middleof the arternoon;
andthen hesort o' idled,so that hedidn't get upthe wellcurb till sundown; and then
he went off and said he'd come and do the pigpen next day. “Wal, arterdark ...
Harriet Beecher Stowe,
2014
2
The Heritage Works (Extended Annotated Edition):
They stood, accordingly,alittle in frontofthe door by the wellcurb,and soon
theysaw a heavycloudof dust, from amidstwhich shone bayonets; and anon, a
military band, which had hitherto been silent, struck up,with drum and fife, to
which the ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne,
2013
3
The Noh Drama: Ten Plays from the Japanese: Ten Plays from ...
In time they grew reserved and shy, Till the faithfulheartedyouth Sent her a letter
withapoem Telling his flowerlike love In wordslike sparkling dewdrops: MAIDEN "
Standing against the wellcurb, As children we compared ourheights, CHORUS ...
4
Japanese Gardens for Today
... one mightbe holding in thehand,and ontheright arockfor placing a pitcher of hot
water when the tsukubai isusedin the winter. Thesame arrangement is used
arounda wellcurb, withthe stone totheright servingasastand for the well bucket.
5
The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal
Caleb, an older brother of Lewis, was left at home : Lewis, while at Baldwin's,
clambered up upon a pair of “cheese tongs” that stood by the wellcurb, and fell
into the well: Captain Allen and others were standing by and the boy was taken
out ...
A large fierce dog in the neighborhood, who had killed a great many of my friends
, chased my poor cousin and as he tried to get out of his enemy's way, he jumped
upon a wellcurb. He was not spry as be once was, and his feet slipping, ...
7
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
From a photograph taken about 1885 in Lexington, Mass. Showing costume of a
much earlier date Showing wellsweep, wooden bucket and girl dressed in the
costume. NATHAN F EssENDEN AND HIs S1sTER CARoL1NE WELLCURB AT
...
8
The Gods of Ancient Rome: Religion in Everyday Life from ...
... cut stones, like a wellcurb: puteal, and from then on the place would be
religiosus (Fest., p. 82, 9). This was notably the case at the Comitium, near the
Ruminal fig-tree, under which Romulus and Remus had been suckled (Plin., NH,
15, 77).
The final tragedy of this stanza is that in the end, presented with a city full of
architectural and artistic wonders, the tourist can think of nothing to say but “isn't
this wellcurb simply darling.” The following line contains another literary allusion
as ...
10
Plain Tales From the Hills
Outside that circle again was a rude square, traced out in bits of red brick
alternating with fragments of broken china; the whole bounded by a little bank of
dust. The water-man from the wellcurb put in a plea for the small architect, saying
that it ...