 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846
...our loathing for the ingrained and thorough demagogue. His daily life is a daily lie. Ever ready to " crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, where thrift may follow fawning," he is a swindler by profession, and his mind subsists on the vilest garbage of the political sewer.... | |
 | 1846
...hope of gaining some portion of the emolument and distinction, which he is able to bestow— " Who crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning." "While he is borne on the calm waters of popular favor, while the breeze is prosperous and fortune... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846
...our loathing for the ingrained and thorough demagogue. His daily life is a daily lie. Ever ready to " crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, where thrift may follow fawning," he is a swindler by profession, and his mind subsists or. the vilest garbage of the political sewer.... | |
 | 1847
...and advancement, from sensible men, by means of flattery. " No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp; And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Where thrift may follow fawning." But, on the other hand, perhaps no people in the eastern world possess points of interest so many to... | |
 | 1847
...and advancement, from sensible men, by means of flattery. " No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp ; And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning." But, on the other hand, perhaps no people in the eastern world possess points of interest so many to... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1889
...new-fashioned heavy drinking prevalent at court, and boldly says — Let tlie candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning. If any other proof were wanting of his unrecorded Scotch tour, we can almost trace out an nlibi. For... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1980 - 383 pàgines
...feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flattered ? 70 No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear ? Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice And could of men distinguish her election,... | |
 | 1971
...1127) on historically identified command-influence problems. ... let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear? Hamlet, Act III, Scene ii IN ADOPTING the Uniform Code of Military Justice 1 in 1950,... | |
 | Steven Berkoff - 1990 - 209 pàgines
...always fanning compliments at each other. I add, almost jokingly: ... let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. What a mass of metaphor and analogies; hardly a word wasted - pure beef and no fat. I make a small... | |
 | Marvin Rosenberg - 1992 - 971 pàgines
...unlike the loyal Horatio. Why should the poor be flatter 'd? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Hamlet can be as snobbish about courtiers as about peasants; what comes clear is that he is in fact... | |
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No; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. 
