 What the horns are to the buffalo, what the paw is to the tiger, what the sting is to the bee, what beauty, according to the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood,...  Warren Hastings, ed. by S. Hales - Page 19by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays], Hastings.) - 1883 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 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 of...the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...natural defence of the weak, are more familiar with this subtle race than to the Ionian of the times of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What the...the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to ' the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...184 natural defence of the weak, are more familiar this subtle race than to the Ionian of the times of Juvenal, or to the Jew of the dark ages. What the...the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to the Bengalee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | 1849 - 356 pages
...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,...the old Greek song, is to woman, deceit is to the Bengallee. Large promises, smooth excuses, elaborate tissues of circumstantial falsehood, chicanery,... | |
 | 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 - 644 pages
...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,... | |
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