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
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1908 - 758 pages
...overcrept the land. Like the frogs of Egypt . they 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 vat, washbowl, and powdering tub. They share with the butler in his box . They will not bait us... | |
| Richard Theodore Ely - 1908 - 746 pages
...of Egypt, have got possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce 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, wash-bowl, and powdery tub; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked us and sealed us from head to... | |
| 1909 - 1274 pages
...overspread the land. Like the frogs of Egypt they have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our cup; they dip in our dish; they sit by our flre. We find them in the dye pot, washbowl, and powdering pot They share with the butler in his box.... | |
| Richard Theodore Ely - 1910 - 730 pages
...of Egypt, have got possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce 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, wash-bowl, and powdery tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked us and scaled us from head to... | |
| American Bar Association - 1911 - 1088 pages
...overcrept the land. Like the frogs of Egypt they have gotten possession of our dwellings and we have scarce a room free from them : They sup in our cup;...powdering-tub. They share with the butler in his box. They will not bate us a pin. We may not buy our clothes without their brokerage. These are the leeches that... | |
| American Bar Association - 1911 - 1064 pages
...overcrept the land. Like the frogs of Egypt they have gotten possession of our dwellings and we have scarce a room free from them : They sup in our cup...our fire. We find them in the dye.vat, wash.bowl and powder. ing.tub. They share with the butler in his box. They will not bate us a pin. We may not buy... | |
| George Macaulay Trevelyan - 1911 - 630 pages
...of Egypt, have got possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce 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, wash-howl and powdering-tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked and sealed us... | |
| Hermann Levy - 1911 - 364 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, the washing bowl, and the powdering tub. They share with the butler in his bar. They have... | |
| Charles Edward Wade - 1912 - 418 pages
...of 1640 : " These men, like the frogs in Egypt, have gotten possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce a room free from them. They sup in our cup,...our fire ; we find them in the dye-vat, washbowl and powdering tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked and sealed us from head to... | |
| George Macaulay Trevelyan - 1912 - 630 pages
...of Egypt, have got possession of our dwellings, and we have scarce 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, wash-bowl and powderiug-tub ; they share with the butler in his box, they have marked and sealed us from head to... | |
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