A Quote by Richard Watson Gilder

Oh, father's gone to market-town, he was up before the day, And Jamie's after robins, and the man is making hay, And whistling down the hollow goes the boy that minds the mill, While mother from the kitchen door is calling with a will, "Polly!-Polly!- The cows are in the corn! Oh, where's Polly?"

Richard Watson Gilder

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After Before Boy Calling Corn Cows Day Door Down Father Goes Gone Hay He Man Hollow Jamie Kitchen Making Man Market Mill Minds Mother Oh Robins Town Up While Whistling Will

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Richard Watson Gilder
American - Poet
February 8, 1844 - November 18, 1909

Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live.

Eleanor Porter

Me, Polly Garter, under the washing line, giving the breast in the garden to my bonny new baby. Nothing grows in our garden, only washing. And babies. And where's their fathers live, my love? Over the hills and far away. You're looking up at me now. I know what you're thinking, you poor little milky creature. You're thinking, you're no better than you should be, Polly, and that's good enough for me. Oh, isn't life a terrible thing, thank God?

Dylan Thomas

Oh! Polly thought. Why aren't all girls locked up by law the year they turn fifteen? They do such stupid things!

Diana Wynne Jones

You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt Polly—Tom's Aunt Polly, she is—and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before.

Mark Twain

Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more than a passing interest in strawberry jam, although now, of course, she was always catching her standing at the open fridge, staring at it longingly. The power of denial.

Liane Moriarty

I don’t think I will get married,” Polly said as she stood up. “I’m going to train to be a hero instead.

Diana Wynne Jones

Polly put the kettle on, we'll all have tea.

Charles Dickens

Friends do everything they can to protect each other." --Polly

Madeleine L'Engle

Who knows, he may grow up to be President someday, unless they hang him first!" Aunt Polly about Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.