 | History - 1790 - 522 pages
...ceiling upon the bed— he got up and moved the bed; but he had not lain long before he found the fame inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after pufhing the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling was better fecured,t end... | |
 | Edward Topham - 1791 - 140 pages
...ceiling upon the bed — he got up and moved the bed; but he had not lain long before he found the fame inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after puming the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling was better fecured, and... | |
 | Edward Topham - Legislators - 1791 - 144 pages
...ceiling upon the bed — he got up and moved the bed; but he had not lain long before he found the fame inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after pufhing the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling was better fecured, and... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 688 pages
...ceiling upon die bed — he got up tnd moved the bed ; but he had not lain long before he found the fame inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after pufhing the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling was better fecured, and... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 820 pages
...he got up and moved tiie bed ; but he had not lirn long before he four.'d the fime incoovi nience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after pufhing the bed quite round the room, he gor into a corner where the cieling was better fecured, and... | |
 | Eccentrics and eccentricities - 1819 - 280 pages
...through the cieling upon the bed—he got up and moved the bed : but he had not lain long before he found the same inconvenience. Again he got up, and...quite round the room, he got into a corner where the cieling was better secured, and slept till morning. When n2 he met his uncle at breakfast, he told... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...through the cieling on the bed — lie got up and moved the bed •, but he had not lain long before he found the same inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came clown. At length, after pushing the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1838 - 702 pages
...after pushing the bed into a corner, where the ceiling was better secured, he contrived to sleep until morning. When he met his uncle at breakfast, he told him what had happened. 'Ay, ay I1 said the old gentleman seriously, ' I don't mind it myself; but to those who do, that's... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...dripping through the ceiling upon the bed. He got up and moved the bed, but he had not lain long before he found the same inconvenience. Again he got up, and...uncle at breakfast, he told him what had happened : " Ay, ay," said Mr. Elwee, " I did'nt mind it myself, but to those who do that's a nice comer in... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Anecdotes - 1849 - 516 pages
...through the ceiling upon the bed ; he got up and moved the bed, but he had not lain long before he found the same inconvenience. Again he got up, and...a corner where the ceiling was better secured, and there he slept till morning. When he met his uncle at breakfast, he told him what had happened. " Ay,... | |
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... same inconvenience. Again he got up, and again the rain came down. At length, after pushing the bed quite round the room, he got into a corner where the ceiling was better secured, and there he slept till morning. When he met his uncle at breakfast,... 
