 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 416 pages
...a thousand wonderful absurdities are evolved, at so many stages of the calculation. Turning to the First Minister who waited behind him with a white...as tall as the mainmast of the " Royal Sovereign," the King of Brobdingnag observes how contemptible a thing human grandeur is, as represented by such... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 876 pages
...a thousand wonderful absurdities are evolved, at so many stages of the calculation. Turning to the first minister who waited behind him with a white...as tall as the mainmast of the " Royal Sovereign," the King of lirobdingnag observes how contemptible a thing human grandeur is, as represented by such... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1887 - 296 pages
...me gently with the other, after a hearty fit of laughing, asked nie whether I was a Whig or a Tory. Then turning to his first minister, who waited behind...these creatures have their titles and distinctions of honor ; they contrive little nests and burrows, that they call houses and cities ; they make a figure... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 914 pages
...a thousand wonderful absurdities are evolved, at so many stages of the calculation. Turning to the first minister who waited behind him with a white staff near as tall as the mainmast of the " Koyal Sovereign," the King of Brobdingnag observes how contemptible a tiling human grandeur is, as... | |
 | Modern Language Association of America - 1889 - 424 pages
...gently with the other, after a hearty fit of laughing, asked me, ' Whether I was a Whig or Tory ?' Then turning to his first minister, who waited behind...these creatures have their titles and distinctions of honor ; they contrive little nests and burrows, that they call houses and cities; they make a figure... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1889 - 554 pages
...health Is somewhat mended, but at best I have an 111 head and an aching heart." — In May, 1719. hind him with a white staff near as tall as the mainmast of the "Royal Sovereign," the King of Brobdingnag observes how contemptible a thing human grandeur is, as represented by such... | |
 | W. C. TAYLOR - 1890 - 890 pages
...me gently with the other, after a hearty fit of laughing, asked me, whether I was a Whig or Tory ? Then turning to his first minister, who waited behind...a white staff, near as tall as the mainmast of the Roval Sovereign, he observed, " how contemptible a tmng was nutnan grandeur, which could be mimicked... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 474 pages
...a thousand wonderful absurdities are evolved, at so many stages of the calculation. Turning to the first minister who waited behind him with a white...as tall as the mainmast of the " Royal Sovereign," the King of Brobdingnag observes how contemptible a thing human grandeur is, as represented by such... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 498 pages
...a thousand wonderful absurdities are evolved, at so many stages of the calculation. Turning to the first minister who waited behind him with a white staff near as tall as the mainmast of the " Eoyal Sovereign," the King of Brobdingnag observes how contemptible a thing human grandeur is, as... | |
 | Gerald Patrick Moriarty - 1893 - 402 pages
...fit of laughing," says Gulliver, " the King of Brobdingnag asked me whether I was a Whig or a Tory?" Then, turning to his first minister, who waited behind...such diminutive insects as I ! and yet," says he, " I dart engage, these creatures have their titles and distinction; of honour ; they contrive little nests... | |
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Tory. Then turning to his first minister, who waited behind him with a white staff, near as tall as the mainmast of the Royal Sovereign, he observed how contemptible a thing was human grandeur, which could be mimicked by such diminutive insects as I:... 
