 | 1824 - 884 Seiten
...those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated [147 thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage... | |
 | 1848 - 802 Seiten
...stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stilluess, — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1823 - 430 Seiten
...stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect strllness— ^-hdw soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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 w»uld put... | |
 | 1824 - 890 Seiten
...those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 918 Seiten
...those stupendous masses now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness — how soon upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 894 Seiten
...those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated [147 thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage... | |
 | Political primer - 1826 - 208 Seiten
...those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness;—how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | 1826 - 216 Seiten
...stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness ; — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | 1826 - 568 Seiten
...stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness ; — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it 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... | |
 | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 Seiten
...stupendous masses, now reposing im their shadows in perfect stillness ; — how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct MI'' life and motion ;-—hou soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage;— how quickly... | |
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You well know, Gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness ; how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion... 
