 The King was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. He was amazed how so impotent and grovelling an insect as I (these were his expressions) could entertain such inhuman ideas...  A First View of English Literature - Page 180by William Vaughn Moody, Robert Morss Lovett - 1923 - 424 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. He was amazed, how so impotent and groveling an insect as I, (these were his expressions) could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in so familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the scenes of blood and desolation,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...acknowledgment, in return of so many marks that I had received, of his royal favour and protection." The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and groveling an insect as I" (these... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an insect...expressions,) " could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in so familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the scenes of blood and desolation,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...with horror at the description I had given of these terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an insect...expressions) " could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in so familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the scenes ot blood and desolation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...acknowledgment, in return of so many marks that I had received of his royal favour and protection." The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of these terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...acknowledgement, in turn for so many marks that 1 had received, of his royal favour and protection/ The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those tevrible engines, and the proposal I had made. ' He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an insect... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...acknowledgment, in turn for so many marks that 1 had received, of his royal favour and protection.' 1'hc king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. ' He was amazed, how so impotent and groveling an insect as 1' (these... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 488 pages
...with horror at tho description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. 'He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an...expressions) 'could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in so familiar a manner, аз to appear wholly unmoved at all tho scenes of blood and desolation,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...acknowledgment, in return of so many marks that I had received of his royal favour and protection." The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an insect as I," (these... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...dashing out the brains of all who came near.' "What reception the proposal made is thus described : " The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. ' He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling an insect as I," (these... | |
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