 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...of nature ; And when the sea does in «pon them break. And drown a province, do but spring я lake ; That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they stiuk ; That live, as if they had been run aground. And, when they die, are cost away and drown'd ;... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 páginas
...hold of nature ; And when the sea does in upon them break, And drown a province, does but spring a leak ; That always ply the pump, and never think They...drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods, all nations' fleets convey, And when their merchants are blown-up and crackt,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 328 páginas
...hold of Nature, And when the sea does in upon them break, And drowns a province, does but spring a leak : That always ply the pump, and never think They...drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And, when their merchants are hlown up and crackt,... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1838 - 612 páginas
...does in upon them break, And drowns a province, does but spring a leak." And its inhabitants — " That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink : That live, as if they had been run aground, And when they die, are cast away and drown'd : That... | |
 | 1838 - 582 páginas
...sea does in upon them break, And drowns a province, does but spring a leak." And its inhabitants— " That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink : That live, as if they had been run aground, And when they die, are cast away and drovm'd : That... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1845 - 674 páginas
...inhabitants — " That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink : That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die are east away and drown'd : That dwell in ships like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations'... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), John Murray (publishers.) - 1850 - 676 páginas
...them break, And drowns a province, does but spring a leak." And its inhabitants — " That always'ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink : That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die are cast away and drown'd : That... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1854 - 312 páginas
...hold of Nature ; And when the sea does in upon them break, And drown a province, does but spring a leak ; That always ply the pump, and never think They...drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And, when their merchants are blown-up and crackt,... | |
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 318 páginas
...hold of Nature ; And when the sea does in upon them break, And drown a province, does but spring a leak ; That always ply the pump, and never think They...drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey ; And, when their merchants are blown-up and crackt,... | |
 | 1855 - 246 páginas
...in the Report. There are probably some of our readers who are wont to regard the Dutch as a people " That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink, That feed like cannibals on other fishes, And serve their cousin-germans up in dishes !" —... | |
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That live as if they had been run a-ground, And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations... 
