 In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic...  A System of Rhetoric - Page 85by Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 673 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sydney Smith - 1870 - 470 pages
...waves rushed in * Reported in the Tuimtou Courier, Oct. 12, 1831. II upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, wfio lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house, with mop and pattens, trundling her mop,... | |
 | Jeames J. Moore - 1871 - 318 pages
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 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...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...the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused, Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1871 - 820 pages
...rushed 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... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 pages
...the tide rose to an incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the bouses, and every thing waa threatened with destruction. In the midst of this...terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the bead), was seen at the door of her house, with mop and feathers, trundling her mop, squeezing out the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1871 - 346 pages
...Partington, who livedTipon the beach-Wgs seen at the door of her house, with mop and pHtens. trundling the mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing...the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partingtojols spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 408 pages
...town ; the tide rose to an incredible height, the waves rushed in upon the houses, and every thing was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this...the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused ; Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic beat... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 418 pages
...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...door of her house, with mop and pattens, trundling the mop, squeezing out the seawater, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was... | |
 | 1872 - 556 pages
...everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime storm, Dame Partington, who ived upon the beach, 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 Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused.... | |
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