 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 páginas
...proves, that every creature Lives in a state of war by nature. Ibid. So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em ; And so proceed ad infinitum. Ibid. Libertas et natale solum ; Fine words ! I wonder where you stole 'em. Verses occasioned by Whitshed's... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 páginas
...gaps, And o'er unhabitable downs Place elephants for want of towns. So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em. And so proceed ad infinitum. Poetry, a * If naebody care for me, I '11 care for naebody. BURNS. I hae a Wife o' my Ain. t As geographers... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 páginas
...The vermin only tease and pinch Their foes superior by an inch. So, naturalists observe, a flea Hath smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller...infinitum. Thus every poet in his kind Is bit by him that conles behind : Who, though too little to be seen, Can tease, and gall, and give the spleen. JOSEPH... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1904 - 596 páginas
...small insects have their parasitic enemies. As Swift expressed it : So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em ; And so proceed ad infinitinn . By the way, the above is often incorrectly quoted as follows : The little fleas that do... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 páginas
...proves, that every creature Lives in a state of war by nature. ibid. So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em ; And so proceed ad infinitum. Ibid. Libertas et natale solum ; Fine words ! I wonder where you stole 'em. Verses occasioned by Whitsheifs... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1874 - 332 páginas
...the air, and the earth we tread. For "As naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas on him that prey, And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum." The flight and fright of the birds when the eagle comes near, and the gathering of the chickens under... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1875 - 660 páginas
...only tease and pinch Their foes superior by an inchSo, naturalists observe, a flea Has smalK-r fie is that on him prey; And these have smaller still to...And so proceed ad infinitum. Thus every poe-t, in hi s kind, Is bit by him th n comes behind : Who, though too little to be seen, Can tease, and gall,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 páginas
...proves, that every creature Lives in a state of war by nature. ibid. So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em ; And so proceed ad infinitum. Ibid. Libertas et natale solum ; Fine words ! I wonder where you stole 'em. Verses occasioned by Whitshcd°s... | |
 | Spectre - 1875 - 346 páginas
...brain — on the brain — the brain — brain ! ! !' CHAPTER V. ' So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller...still to bite 'em ; And so proceed ad infinitum.' — SWIFT. RALPH OSRORNE was in a muddle, and profoundly at a loss. Day followed day, and still the... | |
 | Arthur Cayley Headlam - 1895 - 552 páginas
...them, the well-worn lines of Swift irresistibly occur to us — ' So naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum.' And we fancy the ultimate point has been fairly reached in St. Andrews and Elsewhere. There is much... | |
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So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad inftnitinn. 
