 | 1869 - 514 sider
...richness of phrase that we specially recommend to the attention of Mr. Rice and Mr. Quartermaine : " Say not it is my horse ; say it is my son. He outstrips...eyesight is so good that he can distinguish a hair in the nighttime. In the day of battle he delights in the whistling of the balls. He overtakes the gazelle.... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1869 - 516 sider
...richness of phrase that we specially recommend to the attention of Mr. Rice and Mr. Quartcrmaine : " Say not it is my horse ; say it is my son. He outstrips...the night time. In the day of battle he delights in tho whistling of the balls. He overtakes the gazelle. He says to the eagle, ' come down, or I will... | |
 | Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - 1889 - 714 sider
...admiration. No wonder the Arab poets sing, with the metaphor and hyperbole peculiar to that glowing clime: "Say not it is my horse ; say it is my son. He outstrips the flash in the pan, or the glance of the eye. His eye-sight is so good that he can distinguish a black hair in the night-time.... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1864 - 554 sider
...eloquent upon the subject of his virtues. " ' Uncover his back,' cries he, ' and satisfy thy gaze. Say not it is my horse, say it is my son. . . . He is pure as gold. His eyesight is so good that he can distinguish a hair in the night-time. In the day... | |
 | 514 sider
...richness of phrase that we specially recommend to the attention of Mr. 'Rice and Mr. Quartermaine : " Say not it is my horse; say it is my son. He outstrips...eyesight is so good that he can distinguish a hair in the nighttime. In the day of battle he delights in the whistling of the balls. He overtakes the gazelle.... | |
 | Calvin Stebbins, Henry Hill Goodell - 1911 - 368 sider
...admiration. No wonder the Arab poets sing, with the metaphor and hyperbole peculiar to that glowing clime: "Say not it is my horse; say it is my son. He outstrips the flash in the pan, or the glance of the eye. His eye-sight is so good that he can distinguish a black hair in the night-time.... | |
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Say not it is my horse; say it is my son. He outstrips the flash in the pan, or a glance of the eye. ' He is pure as gold. His eyesight is so good that he can distinguish a hair in the nighttime. In the day of battle he delights in the whistling of the... 