 ... 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 all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength,...  The South Devon literary chronicle - Pàgina 2341847Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1875 - 380 pàgines
...scattered elements of strength, and awake its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines springing from inaction into a display of its might...is England herself — while, apparently passive, she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion. But God forbid that that... | |
 | Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1876 - 464 pàgines
...collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines when springing from inaction...the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.' The ancient parallel for this is such a passage £'•£!*• as that in the Panegyrikos, describing... | |
 | Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1876 - 454 pàgines
...collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines when springing from inaction...the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.' The ancient parallel for this is such a passage as that in the Panegyrikos, describing the irresis-... | |
 | Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1876 - 626 pàgines
...collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder ! Such as is one of those magnificent machines when springing from inaction...its might, such is England herself; while apparently passionless and motionless, she silently concentrates the poiver to be put forth on an adequate occasion."... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 pàgines
...its bravery,14 collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing...concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.15 But God forbid that that occasion should arise ! After a war16 sustained for nearly a quarter... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 536 pàgines
...and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing...such is England herself; while apparently passive and VOL. i. 2 D motionless, she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion."... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1877 - 688 pàgines
...and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing...such is England herself; while apparently passive and VOL. i. 2 D motionless, she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.'... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1877 - 558 pàgines
...scattered elements of strength, and awake its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines atin, not as much as Memento homo quod cinis es, et...cinerem revertería ("Rememher, man, that thou art ashe she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on au adequate occasion. But God forbid that that... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1877 - 560 pàgines
...scattered elements of strength, and awake its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines uences, some revenue may incidentally arise from the...latter. The gentleman asks, when were the colonies she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion. But God forbid that that... | |
 | Sir Isaac Pitman - 1877 - 52 pàgines
...collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of those magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might — • 14 SPEECH OF GEORGE CANNING. V such is England herself, while apparently passive and Motionless... | |
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