 ... 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 forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant...  Annual Register - Page 135edited by - 1824Full view - About this book
 | History - 1824 - 884 pages
...scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display...power to be put forth on an adequate occasion. But God forhid that that occasion should arise ! After a war sustained for nearly a quarter of a century —... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1823 - 430 pages
...magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might — Jitcft is England henelj, while apparently passive and motionless, she silently concentrates the power to be put forih on an adequate occasion. But God forbid, that 'that occasion should arise .' After a war sustained... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1824 - 894 pages
...scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display...might — such is England herself, while apparently jxwsive and motionless she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.... | |
 | History - 1824 - 890 pages
...scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder." Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display...might — such is England herself, while apparently )«ssive and motionless she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.... | |
 | 1826 - 570 pages
...is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might—such is England herself, while apparently passive and motionless...arise. After a war sustained for nearly a quarter of a century—sometimes single-handed, and with all Europe arranged al times against her or at her side,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1826 - 216 pages
...the unsuspecting inhabitants of Plymouth. thunders of applause ) Such as is one of those magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display...the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion. Rut God forbid that that occasion should arise. After a war sustained for nearly a quarter of a century... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1827 - 648 pages
...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such,' says he, * as is one of those magnificent machines, when springing from inaction into a display...the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.' ping. The frigate's fire soon silenced every gun on shore ; the enemy, unable to withstand her powerful... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1827 - 650 pages
...elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder. Such,' says he, ' as is one of those magnificent machines, when springing from inaction into a display...the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.' ping. The frigate's fire soon silenced every gun on shore ; the enemy, unable to withstand her powerful... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 526 pages
...its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines, when springing from inaction into display of its might, such is England herself; while...quarter of a century, sometimes single-handed, and at times with all Europe arranged against her, or at her side, England needs a period of tranquillity,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 628 pages
...its dormant thunder. Such as is one of these magnificent machines, when springing from inaction into display of its might, such is England herself; while...quarter of a century, sometimes single-handed, and at times with all Europe arranged against her, or at her side, England needs a period of tranquillity,... | |
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