 Corineus and Gog-magog were two brave giants who nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country; so the City of London, by placing these their representatives in their Guildhall, emblematically...  Pamphlet Collection: 1-5 - Pàgina 9per Arthur Sampson Napier - 1876Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Hone - 1823 - 330 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country ; so the city of London, by placing these...their city, which excels all others, as much as those hugh giants exceed in stature the common bulk of mankind." Each of these Giants, as they now stand,... | |
 | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 388 pàgines
...Guildhall, emblematically declared that they will, like mighty giants, defend the honour of their counlry and liberties of this their city, which excels all...giants exceed in stature the common bulk of mankind." However fanciful all this may seem, it is certain that, long since history ceased from romance, Corinseus... | |
 | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 386 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country ; so the city of London, by placing these...representatives in their Guildhall, emblematically declared that they will, like mighty giants, defend the honour of their country and liberties of this... | |
 | J. S. Forsyth - 1825 - 422 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country ; so the city of London, by placing these...mighty giants, defend the honour of their country and Ii^ berties of this their city, which excels all others, as much as those huge giants exceed in stature... | |
 | William Hone - 1828 - 514 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country; so the city of London, by placing these their...the honour of their country and liberties of this tlieir city, which excels all others, as much as those huge giants exceed in stature the common bulk... | |
 | Henry Thomas (antiquarian.) - 1830 - 490 pàgines
...banquets, is equally rationally and easily explained. 4-37 defence of their liberty and country, so in the city of. London, by placing these their representatives in their Guildhall, emblematically declared that they will, like mighty giants, defend the honour of their country and liberties of this... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1843 - 532 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country; so the City of London, by placing these their...giants exceed in stature the common bulk of mankind;" and in order that the reader might contrast them with ordinary mortals, the old historians (who always... | |
 | Percy Society - 1844 - 538 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country ; so the City of London, by placing these...giants exceed in stature the common bulk of mankind ;" and in order that the reader might contrast them with ordinary mortals, the old historians (who... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1859 - 192 pàgines
...nicely valued their honor, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country ; so the City of London, by placing these their representatives in their Guildhall, emble* The Qiganiick History of the two famous Giants in Guildhall. Third edition, corrected; printed... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 604 pàgines
...nicely valued their honour, and exerted their whole strength and force in defence of their liberty and country, so the City of London, by placing these their...giants exceed in stature the common bulk of mankind. The author of this little volume then gives his version of the tale of the encounter, "wherein the... | |
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