 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...own, beyond our U'ings and ' our Voice; that is to fay, our Flights and our ' Language. For the reft, whatever we have got, ' has been by infinite Labour and Search, and ran' ging through every Corner of Nature. The Dif' ference is, that inftead of Dirt and Poifon, we... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 500 pages
...of the age. As for us the ancients, we are content, with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our...have got, has been by infinite labour and search, and rang* ing through every corner of nature ; the difference is, that instead of dirt and poison, we have... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 380 pages
...of the age. As for us the ancients, we are content, with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our flights and «ur language. For the rest, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and search, and ranging... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 356 pages
...of the age. As for us the ancients, we are content, with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our flights and-our language. For the rest, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and search, and ranging... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 pages
...to ' pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our ' wings and our voice ; that is to say, our nights ' and our language. For the rest, whatever we ' have...is, that instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chose to fill our hives with honey and wax ; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1831 - 184 pages
...age. " „ As for us the Ancients, we are content with the bee to ,,pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our voice ; ,,that is to say, our flights and our language, For the rest, ,,whatevcr we have got, has been by infinite labour and search, ,,and ranging through every corner... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1877 - 564 pages
....Esop says, ' As for us, the ancients, we are content, with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our...our language. For the rest, whatever we have got has bean by infinite labour and search, and ranging through every corner of nature ; the difference is... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 676 pages
...of the Books. vEsop, speaking in behalf of the ancients, says: — " For the rest, whatever we hare got has been by infinite labour and search, and ranging through every corner of nature ; the difference ¡8, that, instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax :... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Women and literature - 1857 - 432 pages
...vermin of the age. As for us the Ancients, we are content with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own beyond our wings and our voice ; that is to say, our...is, that instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chose to fill our hives with honey and wax thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 602 pages
...and a half ago, Swift's Battle of the Books. JEsop, speaking in behalf of the ancients, says : — " For the rest, whatever we have got has been by infinite...is, that, instead of dirt and poison, we have rather choaen to fill our hives with honey and wax : thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things,... | |
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As for us the Ancients, we are content with the bee to pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our voice; that is to say, our flights and our language. For the rest, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and search, and ranging... 
