 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - Počet stránok 1108
...threatened with deHtruction. In the midst of (his sublime storm. Dame Partington, who lived upon the beuch. was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, and squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Allnulie Ocean. The Atlantic was roused.... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - Počet stránok 558
...upon the houses — and everything was threatened with destruction. 2. In the midst of this sublime storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her bouse with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, and squeezing out tho sea- water, and vigorously pushing... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1883 - Počet stránok 586
...in upon the houses — and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime storm. Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach,...her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, and squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused.... | |
 | Titbits - 1884 - Počet stránok 376
...that town ; the tide rose to an incredible height, the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this...and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused ; Mrs. Partington's... | |
 | William Henry Kearley Wright - 1884 - Počet stránok 344
...in upon the homes, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime an« terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the...her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, and squeezing out the seawater, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused,... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - Počet stránok 828
...that town—the tide rose to an incredible height, the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm Dame Partiugton, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling... | |
 | William Cushing - 1885 - Počet stránok 622
...height, the waves rushed upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the mtdet of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington,...and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea- water, and vi^oroTiily pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused, Mrs. Partlngton's... | |
 | Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1885 - Počet stránok 810
...town of Sidmouth, and the tide threatened to overwhelm the whole place. "In the midst of this sublime storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach,...her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, and squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused,... | |
 | William Cushing - 1885 - Počet stránok 620
...that town, the title rose to an incredible height, the waves rushed upon the houses, und everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this...Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at tho door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorouhly... | |
 | William Cushing - 1886 - Počet stránok 622
...tlu-ro set in a great flood upon that town, the tide rose to an incredible height, tbe waves rushed upon the houses, and every, thing was threatened with...and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sen-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused, Mrs. Partington'a... | |
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In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town — the tide rose to an incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and... 
