 In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic...  The Quarterly Review - Strana 297upravili: - 1832Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 650 str.
...sea-water, aud vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up, but I need not tell you that the contest...meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen, be at your ease — he quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Pnrtington.' We accept the reverend jester's illustration.... | |
 | William Lloyd Garrison - 1832 - 250 str.
...Atlantic. The Atlantic was roused, and so was Mrs. Partington ; but the contest was unequal. The Atlantic beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she could do nothing with a tempest.' END OF PART I. THOUGHTS AFRICAN COLONIZATION. SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1832 - 720 str.
...Atlantic. The Atlantic was raised and so was Mrs. Partington, but the contest was unequal, 'fiie Atlantic beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she could do nothing with a tempest." forms and antiquated observances, denied all concession to the general... | |
 | William Lloyd Garrison - 1832 - 278 str.
...Atlantic. The Atlantic was roused, and so was Mrs. Partington ; but the con* test was unequal. The Atlantic beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she could do nothing with a tempest.' END OF PART I. THOUGHTS AFRICAN COLONIZATION SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1840 - 424 str.
...sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. They tell you, gentlemen, in the debates by which we have been lately occupied, that the bill is not... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 388 str.
...sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parti'ngton's spirit « was up ; but I need not tell you that the...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. They tell you, gentlemen, in the debates by which we have been lately occupied, that the bill is not... | |
 | 1844 - 671 str.
...sea-vaier, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic wns roused. Mrs. Partin^ton's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partinrton. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 str.
...sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Allantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she could not have... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1885 - 530 str.
...sea-water, and vitjorously'pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused ; Mrs Partington 's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest...quiet and steady — you will beat Mrs. Partington. The Atlantic has been roused recently. Mrs. Partington has tried, not to drive back the advancing waters,... | |
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