 As they could not reach me, they had resolved to punish my body; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted, that it was timid as a lone woman with her silver...  The British Quarterly Review - Pagina 80geredigeerd door - 1874Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866 - 818 pagina’s
...get to be as free as I was. I did not for a moment feel confined, and the walls seemed a great wasie of stone and mortar. I felt as if I alone of all my...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog." The gentleman who lately slept in... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1866 - 314 pagina’s
...threat and in every compliment there was a blunder ; for they thought that my chief desire was to stand the other side of that stone wall. I could not but...they had resolved to punish my body ; just as boys, jf they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1879 - 306 pagina’s
...locked the door on my meditations, which followed them out again without let or hindrance, and t/iey were really all that was dangerous. As they could...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at gome person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - 1881 - 774 pagina’s
...never thought to avail itself of my services in any way. I saw that if there was a stone wall between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult...person at whom they have a grudge, will abuse his dog." "When he entered the prison, he found the prisoners in their shirt-sleeves enjoying a social chat.... | |
 | George Stewart - 1882 - 44 pagina’s
...never thought to avail itself of my services in any way. I saw that if there was a stone wall between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult...person at whom they have a grudge, will abuse his dog." When he entered the prison, he found the prisoners in their shirt-sleeves enjoying a social chat. Salutations... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1890 - 158 pagina’s
...side of that stone wall. I could not but smile to see how industriously they locked the door on ray meditations, which followed them out again without...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at y_ some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1901 - 324 pagina’s
...threat and in every compliment there was a blunder; for they thought that my chief desire was to stand the other side of that stone wall. I could not but...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 452 pagina’s
...threat and in every compliment there was a blunder; for they thought that my chief desire was to stand the other side of that stone wall. I could not but...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 462 pagina’s
...threat and in every compliment there was a blunder; for they thought that my chief desire was to stand the other side of that stone wall. I could not but...punish my body; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 454 pagina’s
...threat and in every compliment there was a blunder ; for they thought that my chief desire was to stand the other side of that stone wall. I could not but...punish my body ; just as boys, if they cannot come at some person against whom they have a spite, will abuse his dog. I saw that the State was half-witted,... | |
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