| Frederic James Sheilds - 1864 - 84 Seiten
...but I have learnt since, that Pagan has been dead many a day; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many...pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails because he < annot come at them. dfaitfrful an* Wanton. r AITHFUL.—I escaped the Slough that I perceived you... | |
| Thomas Shepard Goodwin - 1864 - 340 Seiten
...waking observers, thus described the papacy, under the figure of a decrepit giant : " Though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many...grown so crazy and stiff in his joints that he can do little more than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails... | |
| 1864 - 936 Seiten
...timidity. Had not even John Bunyan said, ever so many years ago, " And as for giant Pope, though he be yet alive, he is by reason of age, and also of the many...he met with in his younger days, grown so crazy and "tiff in his joint«*, that he can now do little more than eit in his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims... | |
| John Bunyan - 1864 - 222 Seiten
...brushes that he met with in his younger days, grown so crazy and stiff in his joints, that he now can do little more than sit in his cave's mouth, grinning...they go by, and biting his nails because he cannot get at them. So I saw that Christian went on his way ; yet, at the sight of the Old Man that sat at... | |
| Gordon Calthrop - 1864 - 1030 Seiten
...the other giant, Pope, through he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age and the many sharp brushes he met with in his younger days, grown so crazy and stiff in his joint*, that he can now do little more than sit in his cave's month, griuning at pilgrims as they go... | |
| 1886 - 860 Seiten
...but I have learnt since that Pagan has been dead many a day ; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many...his joints, that he can now do little more than sit io his cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails because he cannot come... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1886 - 550 Seiten
...though ce yet be alive, ha is, by reason of âge, and also of thé many shrewd brushes that he has met with in his younger days, grown so crazy and stiff in his joints, that he can now do little more tlian sit in bis cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by, and biliug bis nails, because he... | |
| Richard Holt Hutton - 1887 - 360 Seiten
...but I have learnt since that Pagan has been dead many a day; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many...biting his nails because he cannot come at them." That appeared 208 years ago; and yet I have just been descanting on one great man who has given in... | |
| John Bunyan - 1887 - 398 Seiten
...but I have learnt since, that Pagan has been dead many a day ; and as for the other, though he be yet alive, he is by reason of age, and also of the many...stiff in his joints, that he can now do little more then sit in his Cave's mouth, grinning at Pilgrims as they go by, and biting his nails, because he... | |
| Aubrey Lackington Moore - 1890 - 590 Seiten
...misleading. John Bunyan is much nearer the truth when he says of Giant Pope that " though he be yet alive, he is, by reason of age, and also of the many...joints that he can now do little more than sit in the cave's mouth, grinning at pilgrims as they go by and biting his nails because he cannot come at... | |
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