 But, as he rode round the walls, pensive, angry, and disappointed, he observed a stork preparing to leave her nest, in one of the towers, and to fly with her infant family towards the country. He seized, with the ready penetration of a statesman, this...  The London General Gazetteer; Or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary... - Page 34by Richard Brookes - 1838 - 800 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Gibbon - 1781 - 392 pages
...round the walls, penfive, angry, and difappointed, he obferved a ftork, preparing to leave her neft, in one of the towers, and to fly with her infant family towards the country. He feized, with the ready penetration of a ftatefman, this trifling incident, which chance had offered... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 474 pages
...round the walls, penfive, angry, and difappointed, he obferved a itork preparing to leave her neil in one of the towers, and to fly with her infant family towards the country. He icized, with the ready penetration of a Itatefman, this trifling incident which chance had offered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 448 pages
...should .strike their tents the next morning, and begin their retreat. But as he rode round the walls, pensive, angry, and disappointed, he observed a stork...to leave her nest, in one of the towers, and to fly xvith her infant family towards the country. He seized, with the ready penetration of a statesman,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 810 pages
...round the wails, nenfive, angry, and difappointed, he obferved a ftork preparing, to leave her neft in one of the towers, and to fly with her infant family towards the country. He feized, with the ready penetration of a ftatefm.in, this trifling. incident which ciiance had offered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 528 pages
...morn* ing, and begin their retreat. But, as he rode round the wall, pensive, angry, and dissappointed, he observed a stork, preparing to leave her nest,...to fly with her infant family towards the country. He seized, with the ready penetration of a statesman, this trifling incident, which chance had offered... | |
 | 1821 - 768 pages
...should strike their tents the next morning, and began their retreat. But as he rode round the walls, pensive, angry, and disappointed, he observed a stork preparing to leave her nest in one of the tower*, and to fly. with her inlknt family, towards the conntry ; Ibis he interpreted an omen that... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 486 pages
...should strike their tents the next morning, and begin their retreat. But as he rode round the walls, pensive, angry, and disappointed, he observed a stork,...to fly with her infant family towards the country. He seized, with the ready penetration of a statesman, this trifling incident, which chance had offered... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 468 pages
...should strike their tents the next morning, and begin their retreat. But as he rode round the walls, pensive, angry, and disappointed, he observed a stork, preparing to leave her nest, in the towers, and to fly with her infant family toward the country. He seized, with the ready penetration... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1832 - 864 pages
...orders lhat the troops should strike their tents the next morning, and begin their retreat. But as he rode round the wall, pensive, angry, and disappointed,...devoted to impending ruin and solitude. The siege was renewed and prosecuted with fresh vigour ; a large breach was made in the part of the wall from... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1839 - 834 pages
...morning, and begin their retreat. But as he rode round tue wall, pensive, angry, and disappointed, lie observed a stork preparing to leave her nest in one...devoted to impending ruin and solitude. The siege was renewed and prosecuted with fresh vigour ; a large breach was made in the part of the wall from... | |
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