Once the little wretches actually set Tom on me with his face to my tail, and then called me a donkey, and shouted out, 'Gee up, Neddy!
"Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves"
Frances Freeling Broderip
And now his eyes look terrible, and he seems dretful 'pindlin'; oh, dear me, what shall I do if my poor little Neddy goes blind?
"Melody The Story of a Child"
Laura E. Richards
Now run along, like my good maid, and sing it to Neddy Jackson, and he will forget all about his eyes, and turn into a great pair of ears."
"Melody The Story of a Child"
Laura E. Richards