The Frolics Of Puck Volume 1

Author : George Soane
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230104904
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Frolics of Puck Volume 1 written by George Soane and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ...while the chubby representative of Bacchus had recourse to a new scheme to augment it. He gave a shrill whistle that went through and through Frank's ears, at which summons up started an elf on each of the hitherto-unoccupied barrels, and every one no less grotesque in face and form than"his companions. At this sight, which promised to bar him all access to the Hock and Burgundy, the slender remains of Frank's patience were exhausted, and wrath became a remedy for giddiness. In plain phrase, he signified to the whole party, that wine he would have, though he broke some of their heads to get it, so they might make up their minds speedily, for he was determined to keep no terms with them any longer. This threat, however, produced just as much effect as his former menace, that is to say, none at all; not one of the elfin crew stirred from his seat. But as he did not suppose their sitting upon the casks could be any hindrance to his operations, he resolved not to quarrel with them for such a trifle, provided they offered no other obstacle. Without troubling his head farther about the matter, he knelt down to one of the butts, having previously warned the little horseman who occupied it to keep his vine-rod to himself, if he did not particularly wish to have his bones broken, and again essayed to withdraw the peg. All in vain--it would not stir. He tugged at it with his teeth, still to no purpose..He hammered at it with the silver cup, ut without any other effect than producing sundry grievous dents in the latter. At last the thought struck him that there must be some connexion between the obstinacy of thespigot and the sitting of the goblins on the several casks, upon the same principle that a witch, by planting herself...