 | 1891 - 546 pagina’s
...overcrept the land. Like the frogs of Egypt, they have gotten " possession of our dwellings and we have scarce a room free from them. " They sup in our cup...dish, they sit by our fire. We " find them in the dye fat, washbowl and powdering tub. They share " with the butler in his box. They will not bate us... | |
 | William Wilson Cook - 1891 - 286 pagina’s
...overcrept the land. Like the frogs of Egypt, they have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our cup,...our dish, they sit by our fire. We find them in the dye fat, washbowl, and powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box. They will not bate us... | |
 | Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland - 1891 - 428 pagina’s
...their own prices for the most necessary commodities, like soap and salt, a member of Parliament said, " They sup in our cup, they dip in our dish, they sit by our fire; we find them in the dye-vat, the wash-bowls and the powdering-tub. They have marked and sealed us from head to foot. * in sentiment,... | |
 | John Selden - 1892 - 328 pagina’s
...of the people ; these, like the frogs of Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our cup....our dish. They sit by our fire. We find them in the Dye-fat, Wash-bowl, and Powdringtub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and sealed... | |
 | William Cunningham - 1892 - 800 pagina’s
...of Egypt, have got possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them ; they sip in our cup, they dip in our dish, they sit by our fire ; we find them in the dye-vat, wash-bowl, and powdering tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked and sealed us from head to... | |
 | John Selden - 1892 - 368 pagina’s
...They dip in our dish. They sit by our fire. We find them in the Dye-fat, Wash-bowl, and Powdringtub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and sealed us from head to foot. Mr. Speaker, they will not bate us a pin. We may not buy our own cloaths without their brokage. These... | |
 | William Cunningham - 1892 - 798 pagina’s
...dip in our dish, they sit by OUT fire ; we find them in the dye-vat, wash-bowl, and powdering tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked and sealed us from head to foot. Mr Speaker, they will not bate us a pin ; we may not buy our own clothes without their brokage. These... | |
 | 1892 - 826 pagina’s
...cup, they dip in our dish, they sit by our fire ; we find them in the dyevat, the wash-bowls, and the powderingtub; they share with the butler in his box ; they have marked and scaled us from head to foot. They have a vizard to hide the brand made by that good law in the last... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1892 - 812 pagina’s
...cup, they dip in our dish, they sit by our fire ; we find them in the dyevat, the wash-bowls, and the powderingtub ; they share with the butler in his box ; they have marked and scaled us from head to foot. They have a vizard to hide the brand made by that good law in the last... | |
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It is a nest of wasps, or swarm of vermin which have overcrept the land. I mean the Monopolies and Pollers of the people : these, like the Frogs of Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our... 
