 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 386 pages
...have long -hands; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, arr, said to discover prodigious parts and wit, to speak...hopeful princes, and so many shameful kings ! If they happento die young, they would have been prodigies of wisdom and virtue : if they live, they are often... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they bad as long ears. Prmces, in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...surprise and astonish : strange, so many hopeful princes, so many shameful kings ! If they happen to die young, they would have been prodigies of wisdom and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 438 pages
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...that surprise and astonish; strange, so many hopeful princes^.and so many shameful kings! If they happen to die young, they would have been prodigies of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...prodigies of wisdom and virtue : if they live, they are often prodigies indeed, but of another sort. Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pages
...Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their in&ency, childhood, and youth, are said to discover prodigious...prodigies of wisdom and virtue : if they live, they are often prodigies indeed, but of another sort. Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 pages
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...strange, so many hopeful princes, and so many shameful Jungs ! If they happen to die young, they would .have been prodigies of wisdom and virtue : if .they... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 470 pages
...discover prodigious parts and wit, to speak things that surprize and asto-- nish : strange, adds he, so many hopeful princes, and so many shameful kings...prodigies of wisdom and virtue: if they live, they are often prodigies indeed, but of Another sort'1."— However, it is certain, prince Henry had very... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 458 pages
...looks more like a/ panegyric than a history: And we find it ob^erved by a fine writer, " that princes in their infancy, childhood and youth, are said to...discover prodigious' parts and wit, to speak things that surprize and asttH nish: strange, adds he, so many hopeful princes, and so many shameful kings ! if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 pages
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands, 1 wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...discover prodigious parts and wit, to speak things that surprize and astonish : strange, so many hopeful princes, and so many shameful kings ! If they happen... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...the same time. Kings arc commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes, in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...speak things that surprise and astonish ; strange, so mativ hopeful princes, so many shameful kings ! If they .happen to die young, they would have ticen... | |
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Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth are said to discover prodigious... 
