 Till at length she exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence: "If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!  Time - Page 7edited by - 1923Full view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Massachusetts - 1859 - 136 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! '' Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence: " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!" Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Universalism - 1859 - 534 pages
...with womanly spirit, she »ye, " If the great Captain of Plymouth is во тегу eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me Î" John is тегу faithful to hie friendship, and tries to explain and smooth the matter, and in... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - American poetry - 1860 - 448 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silenee : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! " Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | James Carnahan Wetmore - 1861 - 712 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence: " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, 1 surely am not worth the winning!" Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, "Why does ho not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning !" Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 484 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! " Making it worse as he went, by saying the Captain was busy, —... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 712 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! " Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 512 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!" Making it worse as he went, by saying the Captain was busy, — Had... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poetry - 1866 - 300 pages
...exclaimed, interrupting the ominous silence : " If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! " Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
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