 There she is — the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world, her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's cabinets. They are ubiquitous. Yonder...  The Young Man and Journalism - 174. lappuseautors: Chester Sanders Lord - 1922 - 221 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1849 - 454 lapas
...the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world— her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...journal has an agent, at this minute, giving bribes at Madrid ; and another inspecting the price of potatoes in Covent Garden. Look ! here comes the Foreign... | |
 | Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 318 lapas
...the great engine— she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world — hor couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...Journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid; and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Covent Garden." PINDENMS. LONDON: DAVID... | |
 | Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 314 lapas
...the great engine— she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world— her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...Journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid ; and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Covent Garden." PENDENMS. LONDON: DAVID... | |
 | 1853 - 444 lapas
...engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her courtiers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies,...journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid ; and another inspects the price of potatoes at C'ovcnt Garden." Then there are the leading... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 lapas
...engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every part of the world — her courier on every road. Her officers march along with armies,...journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid, and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Covent Garden." This extract indicates forcibly... | |
 | Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 382 lapas
...never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her couriers upon every high road. Her officers march along with armies, and her...journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid, and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Coventgarden."* Such arrangements would... | |
 | Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 644 lapas
...ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her couriers upon every high road. Her officers inarch along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's...journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid, and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Coventgarden."* Such arrangements would... | |
 | George Augustus Sala - 1862 - 414 lapas
...the sreat engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassador in every quarter of the world — her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...walk into statesmen's cabinets. They are ubiquitous. Tonder Journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid; and another inspecting the price... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 lapas
...great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every v quarter of the world — her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid, and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Covent Garden. Look ! here comes the Foreign... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1868 - 522 lapas
...the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in evenquarter of the world — her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along...journal has an agent, at this minute, giving bribes at Madrid ; and another inspecting the price of potatoes in Covent Garden. Look ! here coraes the Foreign... | |
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