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" I should think so; and got kinked up, turnin' so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — full of crooked little streets ; but I tell you Boston has opened, and kept open, more turnpikes that lead straight to free... "
The Atlantic Monthly - Page 84
1859
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New Englander and Yale Review, Volume 17

Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1859 - 1136 pages
...internal uneasiness when in January he tells us so emphatically, yet in a sort of incidental way, that " Boston has opened, and kept open more turnpikes that...deeds, than any other city of live men or dead men :" and in answer to the question, ' How high are the Boston steeples ?' avers that they are " as higli...
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The Professor at the Breakfast-table: With the Story of Iris

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1860 - 436 pages
...turnin' so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — full of crooked little streets ; but I tell you Boston has opened,...imperial, a velvet waistcoat, a guard-chain rather too massive, and a diamond pin so very large that the most trusting nature might confess an inward...
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The Professor at the Breakfast-table: With the Story of Iris

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1860 - 428 pages
...so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — • full of crooked little streets ; but I tell you Boston has opened,...nor how high their steeples ! How high is Bosting ineet'n'-house ? — said a person with black whiskers and imperial, a velvet waistcoat, a guard-chain...
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The professor at the breakfast-table

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1860 - 334 pages
...turnin' so many corners.—The little man did not hear what was said, but went on,— • full of crooked little streets; but I tell you Boston has opened,...free deeds than any other city of live men or dead men,—I don't care how broad their streets are, nor how high their steeples! How high is Boston meet'n'-house...
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Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and his works

James Ball (conveyancing clerk.) - 1878 - 208 pages
...of Boston amuses and interests us. The following is one of his opening speeches : " Full of crooked little streets ; but I tell you Boston has opened,...broad their streets are, nor how high their steeples." Altogether this little gentleman is a most interesting study. A poor, little, mis-shapen body, a member,...
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The Professor at the Breakfast-table: With the Story of Iris

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 426 pages
...so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — • full of crooked little streets; but I tell you Boston has opened,...and free deeds than any other city of live men or lead men, — I don't care how broad their streets are, nor how high their steeples ! How high is Bosting...
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The 'breakfast table' series. The autocrat of the breakfast-table. The ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 630 pages
...turnin' so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — full of crooked little streets < but I tell you Boston has opened,...and free speech and free deeds than any other city cf live men or dead men, I don't care how broad their streets are. icr how high their steeples ! How...
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The 'breakfast table' series. The autocrat of the breakfast-table. The ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1882 - 640 pages
...turnpikes that lead straight to free thought and free speech and free deeds than any other city cf live men or dead men, I don't care how broad their streets arc, lor how high their steeples ! THE BREAKFAST-TABLE. 3 How high is Besting meet'n'-house ? said...
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The professor at the breakfast table. Author's ed, Volume 1

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1883 - 270 pages
...so many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on — — full of crooked little streets ; but I tell you Boston has opened,...imperial, a velvet waistcoat, a guard-chain rather too massive, and a diamond pin so very large that the most trusting nature might confess an inward...
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The Professor at the Breakfast-table

Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1883 - 346 pages
...many corners. — The little man did not hear what was said, but went on, — — — full of crooked little streets; but I tell you Boston has opened, and kept open, more turnpikes i/ that lead straight to free thought and free speech and free deeds than any other city of live men...
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