 The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,...  The British Quarterly Review - עמוד 125נערך על ידי - 1885תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Adams Sherman Hill - 1895 - 460 דפים
...vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up; bat I need not tell you that the contest was unequal....be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. " They tell you, gentlemen, in the debates by which we have been lately occupied, that the bill is... | |
 | Stuart Johnson Reid - 1895 - 426 דפים
...up. But I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. Gentlemen, be at your ease, be quiet and steady ; you will beat — Mrs. Partington.' The newspapers carried the witty allusion everywhere. It tickled the public fancy, and did much to relax... | |
 | Stuart Johnson Reid - 1895 - 412 דפים
...up. But I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. Gentlemen, be at your ease, be quiet and steady ; you will beat — Mrs. Partington.' The newspapers carried the witty allusion everywhere. It tickled the public fancy, and did much to relax... | |
 | Stuart Johnson Reid - 1896 - 440 דפים
...house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused....steady — you will beat — Mrs. Partington." The description of Mrs. Partington's adventure was received with peals of laughter ; and when the closing... | |
 | Amelia E. Barr - 1899 - 400 דפים
...Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you, the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs....quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." 1 "It was not respectful to liken the Lords of England to an old woman, now was it, Mother ? " asked... | |
 | 1898 - 232 דפים
...tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slor> or a puddle ; but she should not have meddled with...quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington." [2] Sink-we Scento " After five years the Thames is to receive no sewage."— Sir B. Hall, 1855. In... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1899 - 470 דפים
...house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused....be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. They tell you, gentlemen, in the debates by which we have been lately occupied, that the bill is not... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1901 - 456 דפים
...sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. They tell you, gentlemen, in the debates by which we have been lately occupied, that the bill is not... | |
 | William Vincent Byars - 1901 - 614 דפים
...sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. — (Supporting the Reform Bill. Taunton, 1831.) Foit Quod, Propter Quod — They tell you, gentlemen,... | |
 | W. V. Byars - 1901 - 616 דפים
...sea water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest...be quiet and steady. You will beat Mrs. Partington. — (Supporting the Reform Bill. Taunt on, 1831.) Foat Quod, Propter Quod — They tell you, gentlemen,... | |
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