 A few years ago, the herring fishery employed all Grub Street; it was the topic in every coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our own...  The Grampians Desolate: A Poem - עמוד 296מאת Alexander Campbell - 1804 - 316 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 538 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...furnish the world with herrings, as was expected. Lct us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations an herring fishery ! SOME... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 582 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations a herring-fishery. SPECIMEN OF A MAGAZINE IN MINIATURE. WE essayists,... | |
 | William Russell - 1855 - 310 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea: we were to supply all Europe with herrings, upon our...have fished up very little gold that I can learn; 15 nor do we furnish the world with herrings, as was expected. —Let us wait but a few years longer,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 604 דפים
...coffeehouse, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...all this. We have fished up very little gold that I etn learn ; nor do we furnish the world with herrings, as was expected. Let us but wait a few years... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our own terms. At present we hear no more of this. We have fished up very little gold, that I can learn; nor do we furnish the world with herrings,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 610 דפים
...coffeehouse, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...furnish the world with herrings, as was expected Let us but wait a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations a herring fishery ! THE ACADEMIES... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations a herring-fishery. ON ELOQUENCE. Op all kinds of success, that... | |
 | William Russell - 1858 - 312 דפים
...At present, we hear no more of all this. We have fished up very little gold that I can learn; 15 . nor do we furnish the world with herrings, as was expected. — Let us wait hut a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations a herring-fishery." 2. —Descriptive... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 דפים
...coffee-house, and the burthen of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...was expected. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall find all our expectations an herringfishery. 2. ON THE INCREASED LOVE OF LIFE WITH AGE.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 618 דפים
...coffce-house, and the burden of every ballad. We were to drag up oceans of gold from the bottom of the sea ; we were to supply all Europe with herrings upon our...; nor do we furnish the world with herrings as was expeeted. Let us wait but a few years longer, and we shall And all our expeetations a herring-fishery.... | |
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