 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 644 pages
...sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partiugton's spirit was up, but I need not tell you that the contest...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 650 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, aud vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up, but I need not tell...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 654 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic wax roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up, but I need not tell...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1840 - 424 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 388 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parti'ngton's spirit « was up ; but I need not...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | 1844 - 671 pages
...sea-vaier, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic wns roused. Mrs. Partin^ton's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partinrton. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Allantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she could not have... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1845 - 496 pages
...squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's spirit was up ; but I need not tell...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1885 - 530 pages
...sea-water, and vitjorously'pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused ; Mrs Partington 's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington 's spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest...unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she could not have meddled with a tempest. Gentlemen,... | |
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In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic... 
