 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...  The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 941846Full view - About this book
 | Edward Foss - 1864 - 438 pages
...people. These, like the frogs of Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we scarce have a room free from them. They sup in our cup. They dip...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... | |
 | George William Johnson - 1848 - 568 pages
...Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarcely 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, washing-bowl, and powdering-box. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked us and sealed... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 656 pages
...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 powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 428 pages
...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 powdering tub. They share with the bntler in his box. They have marked and... | |
 | Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - 1849 - 588 pages
...Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarcely 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, washing-bowl, and powdering-box. They share with the butler in his pantry ; they have marked us from... | |
 | Eliot Warburton - 1849 - 586 pages
...Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarcely 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, washing-bowl, and powdering-box. They share with the butler in his pantry ; they have marked us from... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 610 pages
...They dip in our dish. They sit by our fire. We find them in the dye-fat, wash-bowl, and powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and sealed us from head to 20 21 foot. Mr. Speaker, they will not bate us a pin. We may not buy our own cloaths without their... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 650 pages
...They dip in our dish. They sit by our fire. We find them in the dye-fat, wash-bowl, and powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and scaled us from head to foot- Mr. Speaker, they will not bate us a pin. We may not buy our own cloaths... | |
 | 1853 - 458 pages
...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 dyepot, wash-howl, and powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box. They have marked and sealed... | |
 | John Forster - 1858 - 408 pages
...people. Like ' the frogs of Egypt, they have gotten ' the 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, the 1 wash-bowl, and the powdering-tub. ' They share with the butler in his ' box. They have... | |
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