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 - Página 1351857Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Ferris Pell - 1819 - 202 páginas
...the field ring with " their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great " cattle repose in the shade and are silent, pray do not " imagine, that those...little, shrivelled, meagre, hopping, though loud and " troublesomet insects of the hour." In this State, we feel and know that Providence has bestowed his... | |
| Timothy Touchstone (pseud.) - 1820 - 82 páginas
...chink, whilst " thousands of great cattle, reposing be" neath the shadow of the British oak, ." chew the cud, and are silent, pray do " not imagine that...the little, shrivelled, meagre. " hopping, though troublesome, inserts " of the hour." To continue the metaphor of the eloquent Burke, though they may... | |
| 1821 - 362 páginas
...chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cnd and are silent, pray do not imagine, that those who...the only inhabitants of the field ; that of course there are many in number ; or that, after all, they are other than the little shrivelled, meagre, hopping,... | |
| 1835 - 1024 páginas
...great cattle repose beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud, and are silent, that they who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field ; that they are many in number ; or that, after all, they are other than the little shrivelled, meager, hopping,... | |
| Robert Adam - 1823 - 530 páginas
...importunate chink, whilst thousands of great tattle repose beneath the'shadow of the British oak, chew the cud, and are silent, pray do not imagine that...the little shrivelled, meagre, hopping, though loud aud troublesome, insects of the hour *." Many readers will perhaps be of opinion, that the learned... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1824 - 160 páginas
...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, who make tie noise, are ' the only inhabitants of the field.' " But I must remark, that nothing has been more... | |
| Richard Cecil - 1827 - 156 páginas
...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,...noise, are ** the only inhabitants of the field." * But I must remark, that nothing has been more profitable to myself in considering Mr. Newton's life,... | |
| Robert James Turnbull - 1827 - 180 páginas
...importunate chink, whilst thousand of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the native Live oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine, that...make the noise, are the only inhabitants of the field ; or that of course, they are many in number; or that after all, they are other than the little, shrivelled,... | |
| 1833 - 684 páginas
...chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadows of the British oak, chew their cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those...after all, they are other than the little shrivelled, meager, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour.'1 If Mr. Norton wishes to find one... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 páginas
...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." Thus he is guilty of the inconsistency of at once despising and dreading them, of proving them to be... | |
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