 | Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...his fore-feet in the air, and seems to be impatient of restraint,, while the sovereign surveys, with serene countenance, his capital rising out of the...manner in which the group has been made to rest on the hind-legs of the horse only, is not more surprising than the skill with which advantage has been taken... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - Chronology, Historical - 1835 - 792 pages
...sovereign, turned towards the island, survi-vs with calm and servnr ยก' ' i. tenance his capital ruing out of the waters, over which he extends the hand...of protection. " The bold manner in which the group hss been made to rest on the hind legs of" the hnrse only, is not more surprising than the skill with... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Biography - 1854 - 732 pages
...skill, management, and perseverance, to rush up a steep and precipitous rock, to the very brink of the precipice, over which the animal and the imperial...more surprising than the skill with which advantage is taken of the allegorical figure of the serpent of envy spurned by the horse, to assist in upholding... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1879 - 348 pages
...the island, surveys with calm and serene countenance his capital rising THE TRIUMPHS OF ENTERPRISE. out of the waters, over which he extends the hand...more surprising than the skill with which advantage is taken of the allegorical figure of the serpent of envy spurned by the horse, to assist in upholding... | |
 | Jonathan Perkins Weethee - Eastern question - 1897 - 664 pages
...with his fore feet in the air, and seems impatient of restraint, while the sovereign, turned toward the island, surveys with calm and serene countenance his capital rising out of the water's, over which he extends the hand of protection. But we are in advance of our period of Russian... | |
 | 1845 - 492 pages
...his fore feet in the air, and seems to be impatient of restraint, while the sovereign surveys, with serene countenance, his capital rising out of the...bold manner in which the group has been made to rest be bind legs of the horse only, is not more surprising than the skill with which advantage has been... | |
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... precipice, over which the animal and the imperial rider pause, without fear and in an attitude of triumph. The horse rears with his fore-feet in the air, and seems to be impatient of restraint, while the sovereign, turned towards the island, surveys... 