 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 - Strona 1351857Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Ferris Pell - 1819 - Liczba stron: 202
...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 - Liczba stron: 82
...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 - Liczba stron: 362
...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 - Liczba stron: 1024
...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 - Liczba stron: 530
...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 - Liczba stron: 160
...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 - Liczba stron: 156
...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 - Liczba stron: 180
...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 - Liczba stron: 684
...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 - Liczba stron: 744
...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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