 | Francis Plowden - 1806 - 500 pages
...infirmities of Lord Chatham ; or like a kettle drummer, lather yourself into popularity to catch the vulgar; or you might be seen hovering over the dome, like...night, with sepulchral notes, a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey : you can be trusted by no man ; the people cannot... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...waiting for the moment of putting the question, that yoa might drop in and give your venal vote. Or yoa might be seen hovering over the dome, like an ill-omened bird of night, with sepulchral notes,» cadaverous aspect, and a broken beak, ready to sloop and pounce upon your prey. Yon can be trusted... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...infirmities of Lord Chatham, or like a kettle-drummer, lather yourself into popularity to catch the vulgar ; or you might be seen hovering over the dome like an...night, with sepulchral notes, a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey — you can be trusted by no man — the people... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...the moment of putting thi question,. that you might pop in and give your venal vote, or you mi^Iit be seen hovering over the dome like an illomened bird of night, with sepulchral notes, with cadaverous aspect, and broken beak (alluding to a peisona defect of Mr. Flood's) ready to stoop... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1038 pages
...doors like a guilty spirit just waiting for the moment of putting the question, that you might pop in and give your venal vote ; or you might be seen...an ill-omened bird of night, with sepulchral notes, with cadaverous aspect and broken beak,* ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey. You can be trusted... | |
 | 1821 - 754 pages
...of Lord Chatham ; or, like a kettle-drummer, lather yourself into popularity to catch the vulgar ; or you might be seen hovering over the dome, like...night, with sepulchral notes, a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey : you can be trusted by no man ; the people cannot... | |
 | 1821 - 670 pages
...infirmities of Lord Chatham ; or, like a kettle-drummer, lather yourself into popularity to catch the vulgar; or you might be seen hovering over the dome, like...night, with sepulchral notes, a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey : you can be trusted by no man ; the people cannot... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1822 - 434 pages
...infirmities of Lord Chatham, or like a kettle-drummer, lather yourself into popularity to catch the vulgar; or you might be seen hovering over the dome like an...night, with sepulchral notes, a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey—you can be trusted by no man—the people cannot... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...doors like a guilty spirit just waiting for the moment of putting the question, that you might pop in and give your venal vote ; or you might be seen hovering over the dome like an ill-omened hird of night, with sepulchral notes, with cadaverous aspect, and broken beak (alluding to a personal... | |
 | Andrew Wilkie - 1824 - 348 pages
...doors like a guilty spirit just waiting for the moment of putting the question, that you might pop in and give your venal vote ; or you might be seen...over the dome like an ill-omened bird of night, with sepulcbratnptes, with cadaverous aspect, and broken beak (alluding .to a personal defect of Mr. Flood's)... | |
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... a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey. "You can be trusted by no man; the people cannot trust you, the Ministers cannot trust you ; you deal out the most impartial treachery to both. You tell the nation it... 
