 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pagine
...bone ; His body active as his mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He 's with you like an apparition.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 pagine
...Leghorn. His body active as his mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, £xcept some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He•s with you like an apparition.... | |
 | Daniel Defoe, George Carleton - 1808 - 516 pagine
...bone. His body active as his mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. . A skeleton in outward figure; His meagre corpse, though...of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you tike an apparition.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pagine
...bone. His body active as his mind. Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When yoa have not the leas' suspicion, He's with you like an apparition... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pagine
...sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His тоасте corpse, though full of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When yo'i have not the least suspicion, He's with you like an apparition... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 pagine
...sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, / .. ' " i" v% J His meagre corpse, though full of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. f • ( ' '•.''.' I ~ i •'.;, i'.'l • ' ' So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the... | |
 | John Bullar - 1819 - 278 pagine
...than any other man in Europe. This part of his character has been humourously touched by Swift : " A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...of vigour. Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you, like an apparitioa!... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pagine
...bone. His body active as his mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leatlicr lost behind. venth to these The planet Earth, so stedfast though...seem, Insensibly three different motions move ? Which So wonderful Iris expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He 's with you like an apparition... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pagine
...bone. His body active as bis mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He 's with you like an apparition... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pagine
...: His body, active as his mind, Returning sound in limb and wind, Except some leather lost behind. A skeleton in outward figure, His meagre corpse, though...full of vigour, Would halt behind him were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you like an apparition.... | |
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A skeleton in outward figure ; His meagre corpse, though full of vigour, Would halt behind him, were it bigger. So wonderful his expedition, When you have not the least suspicion, He's with you like an apparition. 
