Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those who make the... The North British Review - Seite 1351857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 Seiten
...papi er sali à propos des droits de l'homme *. » reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray, do not imagine that those who make the noise are theonly inhabitants of the field; that of course they are many in number; or that after ail they are... | |
| James Locke Batchelder - 1866 - 64 Seiten
...beneath the fhadow of the Britifh Oak, chew the cud and keep filent; pray do not imagine that thofe who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field; that of courfe, they are many in number; or, that after all, they are other than the little mrivelled, meagre,... | |
| John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 Seiten
...importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour. Ibid. Vol. iii. /. 344. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our... | |
| 1868 - 598 Seiten
...under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, while thousands of great cattle chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field. — Anon. THE SELF-ORLIVION OP THE APOSTLE PAUL. There is something unspeakably sublime and affecting... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 422 Seiten
...importunate chink, while thousands of great cattle repose in the shade and are silent, pray do not suppose that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field ; or that, after till, they are other than the little meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1870 - 382 Seiten
...importunate chink, while thousands of great cattle repose in the shade and are silent, pray do not suppose that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field ; or that, after all, they are other than the little, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome... | |
| Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 Seiten
...importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour. I venture to affirm that not one in a hundred amongst us participates in the " triumph" of the Revolution... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 564 Seiten
...importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour. ' ' Real England hates and detests the maxims and actions of the French Revolution : a ' The very idea... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1871 - 356 Seiten
...with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle reposing under the British oak chew the cud, and are silent, pray do not imagine that...though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour." In his celebrated attack on the Duke of Bedford, Burke's object is to degrade the whole House of Russell,... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 Seiten
...importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour. ' 1 Heal England hates and detests the maxims and actions of the French Revolution : 1 ' The very idea... | |
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