 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 - Pagina 484geredigeerd door - 1827Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pagina’s
...they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted out for action. You well know, gentlemen, COWPER (1731-1800), 'the most popular poet of his...and the best of English letter-writers," as Southey plumagehow quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements... | |
 | Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1876 - 626 pagina’s
...they are devoid of strength, and incapable of being fitted for action. You well know, gentlemen, hoiv soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing...motion ; how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its sivelling plumage ; how quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery ; collect its scattered... | |
 | Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1876 - 464 pagina’s
...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...thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon would it ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put forth all its beauty... | |
 | Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1876 - 454 pagina’s
...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...thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon would it ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put forth all its beauty... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1876 - 592 pagina’s
...fabrics, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness, how soon, at any call of patriotism or necessity, it would assume the 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 forth... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 pagina’s
...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...quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery,14 collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one... | |
 | Sir Isaac Pitman - 1877 - 52 pagina’s
...tbey 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...likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life $nd motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1877 - 560 pagina’s
...proof that they are devoid of strength and incapable of being fitted out for action. You well know how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing...stillness — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1877 - 558 pagina’s
...proof that they are devoid of strength and incapable of being fitted out for action. You well know with much care. There is, no doubt, a charm in extemporaneous elocution, derived it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1878 - 482 pagina’s
...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...ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly would it put forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and... | |
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