 The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,...  The letters of Peter Plymley, essays, and speeches - Strana 223podľa Sydney Smith - 1852 - Počet stránok 226Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Amelia E. Barr - 1899 - Počet stránok 400
...Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you, the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs....quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." 1 "It was not respectful to liken the Lords of England to an old woman, now was it, Mother ? " asked... | |
 | 1898 - Počet stránok 232
...tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slor> or a puddle ; but she should not have meddled with...quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." [2] Sink-we Scento " After five years the Thames is to receive no sewage."— Sir B. Hall, 1855. In... | |
 | William Vincent Byars - 1901 - Počet stránok 610
...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...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. — (Supporting the Reform Bill. Taunton, 1831.) Post Quod, Propter Quod — They tell you, gentlemen,... | |
 | W. V. Byars - 1901 - Počet stránok 616
...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...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. — (Supporting the Reform Bill. Taunt on, 1831.) Foat Quod, Propter Quod — They tell you, gentlemen,... | |
 | James Richard Joy - 1902 - Počet stránok 302
...need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. Gent'emen, be at your ease; be quiet and steady; you will beat Mrs. Partington!" As soon as the Parliament reassembled in December, Lord John Russell offered the third Reform Bill.... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1907 - Počet stránok 726
...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...quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." pssi AO] PARLIAMENT PROROGUED; NATIONAL EXCITEMENT (1831 AD) The ministry stood firm, although they... | |
 | Carolyn M. Gerrish, Margaret Cunningham - 1912 - Počet stránok 448
...town — the tide rose to an incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. — SYDNEY SMITH. In this selection, an analogy based on a resemblance of relations, the Lords, who... | |
 | Irvah Lester Winter - 1912 - Počet stránok 454
...was seen at the top of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. CIRCUMSTANCE NOT A CAUSE From the same speech as the foregoing BY SIDNEY SMITH An honorable member... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - Počet stránok 788
...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...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. S. SMITH. — Speech on the Beform Bill. TOM BOWLING HE was a strong-built man, somewhat bandy-legged,... | |
 | James Ramsay Montagu Butler - 1914 - Počet stránok 498
...of the Lords to Mrs. Partington's efforts to sweep back the Atlantic, in the great storm of 1824. " The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit...quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." ' But unfortunately Sydney Smiths have always been rare. Where unions existed, a point of assembly... | |
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