 You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness, — how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and...  The Quarterly Review - Página 484editado por - 1827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1833 - 896 páginas
...stupendous masses now reposing on its shadow in perfect stillness, how soon, upon any call of patriotism and necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated...quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its hravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder." Such is one of... | |
 | 1835 - 436 páginas
...they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted out for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect etillnces — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would as. sume the likeness... | |
 | George Canning, Roger Therry - 1836 - 452 páginas
...of being Jitted out for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous meases, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness,...it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — liow quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravely, collect its scattered elements... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 492 páginas
...that they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing...on their shadows in perfect stillness,, how soon, on any call of patriotism or necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 páginas
...are devoid of strength and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know how soon one of these stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in...instinct with life and motion ; how soon it would raffle, as it were, its swelling plumage ; how quickly it wotrid put forth all its beauty and bravery... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 páginas
...know how soon one of these stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness—how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity,...ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage; how quickly it womd put forth all its beauty and bravery; collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its... | |
 | 1838 - 516 páginas
...masses now reposing on its shadow in perfect stillness — how soon upon any call of patriotism or necessity it would assume the likeness of an animated...would ruffle (as it were) its swelling plumage — how soon it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength,... | |
 | 1839 - 538 páginas
...now repoMnj; on iu .hadow in perfect "Ullneu, would assume tho likeness of an aniuiated tWne, IniUoct with life and motion; how soon it would ruffle, as it were, .Is swollinr plumage , how n.ilckl,- It would put forth nil III beauty and lo bsis.or,, collect iu... | |
 | 1840 - 594 páginas
...proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses now reposing...in perfect stillness — how soon, upon any call of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing — how soon it would ruffle, as it were,... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1840 - 684 páginas
...town is a proof they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness—how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of... | |
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