| 1824 - 884 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated [147 thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage... | |
| 1848 - 802 páginas
...affords. Hergiant strength slumbers, not sleeps. Our ships of war, in the noble words of Mr Canning, " how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stilluess, — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness... | |
| William Cobbett - 1823 - 430 páginas
...howr soon ons of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect strllness— ^-hdw soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity,...likeness of an animated thing — instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it w»uld put... | |
| 1824 - 890 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1824 - 918 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1824 - 894 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated [147 thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage... | |
| 1826 - 216 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion ; — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage ; — how quickly it would... | |
| 1826 - 568 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one...likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion ; — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage ; — how quickly it would... | |
| James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 páginas
...out for action. You well know, gentlemen, how toon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing im their shadows in perfect stillness ; — how soon,...assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct MI'' life and motion ;-—hou soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage;— how quickly... | |
| 1826 - 570 páginas
...in the waters above your town, is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, 'gentlemen, how soon one...shadows in perfect stillness ;— how soon, upon any csill of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with... | |
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