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" But the exercise of swimming, said the prince, is very laborious : the strongest limbs are soon wearied. I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent ; and wings will be of no great use, unless we can fly further than we can swim. "
Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure - Page 237
1759
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...fwimming, faid the prince, is very laborious ; the ftrongeft limbs are foon wearied ; I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will...fwim." " The labour of riling from the ground, faid the artift, will be great, as we fee it in the heavier domeftick fowls, but as we mount higher, the earth's...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...fwimming, faid the prince, is very laborious} the ftrongeft limbs are foon wearied j I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will...can fly further than we Can fwim." " The labour of rifing from the ground, faid the artift, will be great, as we fee it in the heavier domeftick fowls,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...fwimming, faid the prince, is very laborious; the ftrongeft limbs are foon wearied j I am afraid the afb of flying will be yet more violent) and wings will...can fly further than we can fwim." " The labour of rifing from the ground, faid the artift, will be great, as we fee it in the heavier domeftick fowls,...
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The Novelist's Magazine, Volume 23

1788 - 778 pages
...faid the prince, ' is very laborious; the ' ftrongett limbs are foon wearied; lam ' afraid the ait of flying will be yet more • violent; and wings will be of no great ' ufe, tir.iefs we can fly further than we ' can fwim.' ' The labour of riling from the • ground,' faid...
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...the prince, " is very laborious ; the ftrongeft limbs are foon wearied ; I am afraid afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent -, and wings will...can fly further than we can fwim." " The labour of rifing from the ground," faid the artift, " will be great, as we fee it in the heavier domeftick fowls,...
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Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It ..., Volume 3

George Adams - 1794 - 606 pages
...fwimruing,' faid the prince, ' is very laborious ; the llrongeft limbs are loon wearied ; I am afraid the ad: of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will...can fly further than we can fwim.' ' The labour of rifing from the ground,' faid the artift, 'will be great; but as we mount higher, the earth's attraction...
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Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It ..., Volume 3

George Adams - 1794 - 540 pages
...fwimming,' faid the prince, ' is very laborious ; the llrongell limbs are loon wearied ; I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will be of no great ufc unlcfs we can fly further than we can fwim.' ' The labour of rifing from the ground,' faid the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...fwimming, faid the prince, is very laborious ; the ftrongeft limbs are foon wearied; I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will...can fly further than we can fwim." " The labour of rifing from the ground, faid (he artift, will be great, as we fee it in/ the heavier domeftick fowls,...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...swimming," said the prince, "is very laborious; the strongest limbs are soon wearied; I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will be of no Great use, unless we can fly further than we can swim." /"The labour of-rising from the Ground," said the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...swimming," said the prince, "is very laborious; the strongest limbs are soon wearied ; I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent, and wings will be of no great use, unless we can fly further than we can swim." " The labour of rising from the ground," said the...
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