 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 Life of the Rt. Hon. Canning - Side 260av Robert Bell - 1846 - 363 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1824 - 884 sider
...with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quietly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery...of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might —... | |
 | 1848 - 802 sider
...it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put forth all its beanty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder!" — how soon would the flag of Waterloo again be unfurled to the breeze ! A GERMAN DITTY. The following... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1823 - 430 sider
...ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it w»uld put forth 327 NOVEMBER 8, 1823. all its beauty, and its bravery — collect its scattered...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. [Loud and continued thunders of apptaise.'J— Such, as is one of these magnificent machines when springing... | |
 | 1824 - 890 sider
...soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would...of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder." Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might —... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 918 sider
...upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing — instinct with life and motion — how soon it would...of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnifident machines when springing from inaction 'into a display of its might —... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 894 sider
...upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing — instinct with life and motion — how soon it would...of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction 'into a display of its might —... | |
 | 1826 - 216 sider
...soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion ; — how soon it would...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. (Long and continued , tish Ministry to the European Cabinets, through the ears of the unsuspecting... | |
 | 1826 - 568 sider
...soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion ; — how soon it would...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. (Long and continued thuuders of applause.) Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing... | |
 | Political primer - 1826 - 208 sider
...soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion ;— how soon it would...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. (Long and continued tish Ministry to the European Cabinets, through the ears of the unsuspecting inhabitants... | |
 | 1826 - 570 sider
...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...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. (Long and continued thunders of applause.) Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing... | |
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