 I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts; yea, of maidens who durst enter as coolly as a modern bully into the ring, to take their chance with infuriated beasts of prey ; and I can tell them of those who drank the molten lead as cheerfully...  The Westminster Review - Pàgina 381824Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1832 - 852 pàgines
...did this, but delicate women and tender children. " I can tell," to use the words of Mr. Irving, " of those who fought with savage beasts, yea of maidens who durst enter into the ring to take their chance with infuriated beasts of prey ; and I can tell of those who drank... | |
 | 1823 - 782 pàgines
...different accounts, to have an opportu. nity of quoting here. " I would try t!n.--i- //•••••'< and flashy spirits with their own weapons, and play...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts ; yea of maidens, who durst... | |
 | 1824 - 494 pàgines
...grafting thereon devout and solemn contemplations of God — (p. 604.) [THE MODERH BRATO.] And here first, I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...them at their own game. They do but prate about their r \ pUils at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fonght with savage... | |
 | 1823 - 584 pàgines
...thereon devout and solemn contemplations of God." — (P. 504.) [THE MODF.HX BRAvO.] " And here, first, I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts ; yea, of maidens, who durst... | |
 | 1823 - 592 pàgines
...singularity, if not the excellence of the style. It is quite in the manner of an ancient Covenanter — " I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts ; yea, of maidens who durst... | |
 | Edward Irving - 1823 - 356 pàgines
...take a leap in the dark, and plunge into his yawning pit; never, never to rise again. And here, first, I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts; yea, of maidens, who .durst... | |
 | 1823 - 592 pàgines
...singularity, if not the excellence of the style. It is quite in the manner of an ancient Covenanter — " I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts : yea, of maidens who durst... | |
 | Edward Irving - 1823 - 352 pàgines
...be that our former mild and reasoning method of discourse have failed to move them. And here, first, I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts; yea, of maidens, who durst... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 pàgines
...singularity, if not the excellence of the style. It is quite in the manner of an ancient Covenanter — " I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts; yea, of maidens who durst... | |
 | Edward Irving - 1823 - 352 pàgines
...take a leap in the dark, and plunge into his yawning pit; never, never to rise again. And here, first, I would try these flush and flashy spirits with their...prate about their exploits at fighting, drinking, and death-despising. I can tell them of those who fought with savage beasts; yea, of maidens, who durst... | |
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