 All those arts which are the natural defence of the weak are more familiar to this subtle race than to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What the horns are to the buffalo, what the paw is to the tiger, what the sting is...  Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings - Page 36by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Augustus Cox - 1842 - 464 pages
...arts which are the natural defence of the weak, are more familiar to this subtle race than they were to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jew...what beauty, according to the old Greek song, is to woman,—deceit is to the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial... | |
 | 1849 - 366 pages
...the time of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What horns are to the buffalo, what the paw 18 to the tiger, what the sting is to the bee, what beauty,...the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to the Bengallec. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | 1849 - 356 pages
...are equally unfavorable. All those arts which are the natural defence of the weak, are more familiar to this subtle race than to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What horns are to the buffalo, what the paw is to the tiger, what the sting is to the bee, what beauty,... | |
 | Eduard Fiedler - 1850 - 768 pages
...Plur. zur Bezeichnung der Gesammthcit : those arts are more familiar to this race than to the Jonian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark, ages (Mar. Ess. IV. 231); the Bengalee is by no means placable (id.) cf. Numerus. Dient das Adjectiv zur... | |
 | 1857 - 992 pages
...this subtle race, than they were to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jews of the darkest ages. What the horns are to the buffalo, what the...the old Greek song, is to woman — deceit is to the Bengali. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | Macleod Wylie - 1854 - 410 pages
...the time of Juvenal, or to the Jews of the darkest ages. What the horns are to the buffalo, what^the paw is to the tiger, what the sting is to the bee,...the old Greek song, is to woman — deceit is to the Bengali. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | Macleod Wylie - 1854 - 412 pages
...this subtle race than they were to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jews of the darkest ages. What the horns are to the buffalo, what the...tiger, what the sting is to the bee, 'what beauty, aecording to the old Greek song, is to woman — deceit is to the Bengali. Large promises, smooth excuses,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1854 - 452 pages
...unmingled with contempt. All those arts which are the natural defence of the weak are more familiar to this subtle race than to the Ionian of the time...Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What the horns arc to the buffalo, what the paw is to the tiger, what the sting is to the bee, what beauty, according... | |
 | 1855 - 616 pages
...passage, you must have the character of the Bengalee clearly brought out. Of him, Macaulay says — " What .horns are to the buffalo, what the paw is to the...what beauty according to the old Greek song is to the woman, deceit is to the Beni/alee. large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial... | |
 | 1855 - 802 pages
...thi« subtile race, than they were to the Ionian of the time of Juvenal, or to the Jews of the darkest ages. What the horns are to the buffalo, what the...to the bee, what beauty, according to the old Greek son?, is to woman, — deceit is to the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues... | |
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