 | John Milton - 1806 - 482 pages
...afpiring, had made and fitted wings to his hands and feet; with thefe on the top of a tower, fpread out to gather air, he flew more than a furlong; but...fluttering down, to the maiming of all his limbs ; yet to conceited of his art, that he attributed the caufe of his fall to the want of a tail, as birds have,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...Normandy, but " who could not foresee when time was the breaking of his own legs, for soaring too high. He, in his youth, strangely aspiring, had made and...more than a furlong; but the wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of his limbs; yet so conceited was he of his art, that he attributed... | |
 | 1823 - 450 pages
...soaring too high. He, in hie youth, strangely aspiring, had made and fitted wings to hia hands anJ feet ; with these, on the top of a tower, spread out...more than a furlong ; but the wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of hia liinbc ; yet so conceited was be of his art, that he... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 508 pages
...foresee when time was the breaking of his own legs, for soaring too high." He, in his youth, «trarigely aspiring, had made and fitted wings to his hands and...more than a furlong ; but the wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of his limbs ; yet so conceited was >ie of his art, that he... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 380 pages
...but " who could not foresee when time was the breaking of his * •« 11 legs, for soaring too high. He, in his youth, strangely aspiring, had made and...out to gather air, he flew more than a furlong; but Ihe wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of his limbs ; yet so conceited was... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1829 - 466 pages
...believed it possible to succeed. Milton, in his History of Britain, speaking of this monk, says — ' He, in his youth strangely aspiring, had made and fitted wings to bis hands and feet ; with these, on the top of a tower, spread out to gather air, bejleio more than... | |
 | Clarkson Stanfield - Coasts - 1836 - 304 pages
...Malmsbury, who could not foresee, when time was, the breaking of his own legs for soaring too high. He, in his youth, strangely aspiring, had made and fitted wings to his bands and feet; with these, on the top of a tower, spread out to gather air, he flew more than a furlong... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 564 pages
...Malmsbury, who could not foresee, when time was, the breaking of his own legs for soaring too high. He in his youth strangely aspiring, had made and fitted...conceited of his art, that he attributed the cause of his fall to the want of a tail, as birds have, which he forgot to make to his hinder parts. This story,... | |
 | John Milton - 1845 - 580 pages
...when time was, the breakmg of his own legs for soaring too high. He in his youth strangely aspirmg, had made and fitted wings to his hands and feet ;...high, came fluttering down, to the maiming of all his limhs; yet so conceited of his art, that he attributed the cause of his fall to the want of a tail,... | |
 | Ralph Morris - 1848 - 38 pages
...97."— Page 318. MILTON, in his History of Britain, speaks of one Elmer, a monk of Malmesbury, who, in his youth, strangely aspiring, had made and fitted...more than a furlong; but the wind being too high, he came fluttering down, to the maiming of his limbs; yet so conceited was he of his art, that he attributed... | |
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He in his youth strangely aspiring, had made and fitted wings to his hands and feet ; with these on the top of a tower, spread out to gather air, he flew more than a furlong ; but the wind being too high, came fluttering down, to the maiming of all his... 
