 he lies floating many a rood' he is still a creature. His ribs, his fins, his whalebone, his blubber, the very spiracles through which he spouts a torrent of brine against his origin, and covers me all over with the spray, everything of him and about...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 5121834Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 206 pagina’s
...to outrage oeconomy, but even to ftagger credibility. The Duke of Bedford is the .J_,eviatan hamong all the creatures of the Crown. He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk ; he plays and irolicks in the ocean of the Royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilft " he lies floating many a. rood,"... | |
 | 302 pagina’s
...grants to the Houfe of Ruffe!! were fo enormous, as not only to outrage economy, but even to ftagger credibility. The Duke of Bedford is the Leviathan...the ocean of the Royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whillt "he lies floating many a rood," he is ftill a creature. His ribs, his fins, his whalebone, his... | |
 | 1796 - 598 pagina’s
...grants to the houfe of Ruffel were fo enormouj, as not only to outrage economy, but even to ftagger credibility. The duke of Bedford is the Leviathan...creatures of the crown. He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk ; lie plays and frolics in the ocean of the royal bounty. Huge as he is, and •while " he lies floating... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 444 pagina’s
...grants to the houfe of Ruflel were fo enormous, as not only to outrage ceconomy, but even to ftagger credibility. The duke of Bedford is the leviathan...crown. He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk; he plays and frolicks in the ocean of the royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilft " he lies float" ing many a rood,"... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 446 pagina’s
...to outrage ceconomy, but even to ftagger credibility. The duke of Bedford is the leviathan among afl the creatures of the crown. He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk; he plays and frolicks in the ocean of the royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilft " he lies float" ing many a rood,"... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 540 pagina’s
...the right. The grants to the house of Russel were so enormous, as not only to outrage economy, but even to stagger credibility. The duke of Bedford is...He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk ; he plays and frolicks in the ocean of the royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilst " he lies floating many a rood,"... | |
 | James Ogilvie - 1816 - 436 pagina’s
...luminaries of the world. The modern critic is " the Leviathan of all the creatures of metaphysics, he tumbles about his unwieldy bulk, he plays and frolics in the ocean, of its more than regal bounty: huge as he is, and whilst he lies floating ' many a rood,' he is still... | |
 | 1834 - 1046 pagina’s
...right. The grants to the house of Russell were so enormous, as not only to outrage all economy, but even to stagger credibility. The Duke of Bedford is...He tumbles about his unwieldy bulk ; he plays and frolic* in the ocean of the Royal bounty. Huge as he is, and while he ' lie* floating many a rood,'... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pagina’s
...grants to the house of Russel (by Henry VIII.) were so enormous as not only to outrage economy, but even to stagger credibility. The Duke of Bedford is...the ocean of the royal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilst ' he lies floating many a rood' he is still a creature. His ribs, his fins, his whalebone, his... | |
 | Edmund Henry Barker - 1828 - 588 pagina’s
...exact, these : — '' The Duke of Sec/ford is the leviathan among all the creatures of the crnwn ; he tumbles about his unwieldy bulk ; he plays and frolics in the ocean of the rogal bounty. Huge as he is, and whilst he ' lies floating many a rood,' he is still a creature ; his... | |
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