 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 sidor
...yet you may see by them how the wind sits : a?, take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall n o p UD a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels.... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 sidor
...PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS. Though some may make light of libels,* yet you may see by them how the wind sets ; as take a straw, and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone; more solid things... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 714 sidor
...without logic is like a tree with leaves and blossoms, but no root. Libel». Though some make light of libels, yet you may see by them how the wind sits...as, take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 248 sidor
...PAMPHLETS AND BALLADS. Though some may make light of libels,* yet you may see by them how the wind sets ; as take a straw, and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone; more solid things... | |
 | 1855 - 834 sidor
...C. t " Though some make slight of Libels," says Seiden, " yet you may see by them how the wind site: as, take a straw, and throw it up into the air, you eball see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things... | |
 | John Selden, Samuel Weller Singer - 1856 - 326 sidor
...would have his Cook dress one Dish, and his Coachman another, his Porter a third, $-c. Libels. j HOUGH some make slight of Libels, yet you may see by them...as take a Straw and throw it up into the Air, you shall see by that which way the Wind is, which you shall not ' Hawks were tamed by watching. Shakespeare... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 378 sidor
...services, is nothing. To be as good as their word is all the expense and difficulty . — Bniyere. EfxXXV. Though some make slight of libels, yet you may see...how the wind sits : as take a straw and throw it up in the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do iby casting up a stone.... | |
 | 1856 - 374 sidor
...libels, yet you may see by them how the wind sits : as take a straw and throw it up in the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. j\lo,e solid things do not show the complexion of the times '.a well as ballads and libels. — Selden.... | |
 | 1857 - 612 sidor
...Humour ' to explain and illustrate it philosophically. This ' rallying humour,' says he, ' has passed * 'Though some make slight of libels, yet you may see...as, take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wiud is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things... | |
 | 1857 - 640 sidor
...Humour ' to explain and illustrate it hically. This ' rallying humour,' says he, ' has passed "Thongh some make slight of libels, yet you may see by them how the wind "'«! *t, take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which '•ay tlie wind is,... | |
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THOUGH some make slight of libels, yet you may see by them how the wind sits : as take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion... 
