 For the critics, they have their business, and I mine; as the nursery proverb goes— "The children in Holland take pleasure in making What the children in England take pleasure in breaking.  Waverley Novels: Vol. 7 - Page 14by Walter Scott - 1845 - 727 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 370 pages
...your mind from cant." JPor the critics, they have their business, and I mine ; as the nursery proverb goes — " The children in Holland take pleasure in...England take pleasure in breaking." ' I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to have time for considering whether they swallow or... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 374 pages
...your mind from cant." For the critics, they have their business, and I mine 4 as the nursery proverb goes— " The children in Holland take pleasure in...England take pleasure in breaking." I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to have time for considering whether they swallow or... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 296 pages
...your mind from cant." For the critics, they have their business, and I mine; as the nursery pro* verb goes-*^ The children in Holland take pleasure in making...children in England take pleasure in breaking." I am that humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to "have time for considering whether they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 376 pages
...pleasure in making What the children in England take pleasure in breaking ", , I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to have time for considering whether they s wallow or reject it.—To the public, I stand pretty nearly in the relation of the postman who leaves... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1825 - 434 pages
...the critics, they have their business, and I mine ; as the nursery proverb goes — The children of Holland take pleasure in making What the children...England take pleasure in breaking. I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to have time for considering whether they swallow or... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 954 pages
...children in HollanJ lahe pleiwiire in making What the children in England uiie pleasure in break Inf." am their humble jackal, too busy in providing food...swallow or reject it.— To the public, I stand pretty iiuorly in the relation nf the poitman who leaves a packet at the dunr of an individual. If it coQTnins... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pages
...your mind from cant." For the critics, they have their business, and I mine ; as the nursery proverb goes — The children in Holland take pleasure in making What the children ill England take pleasure in breaking. I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 664 pages
...your mind from cant." For the critics, they have their business, and I mine ; as the nursery proverb goes — The children in Holland take pleasure in...England take pleasure in breaking. I am their humble jackall, too busy in providing food for them, to have time for considering whether they swallow or... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1856 - 396 pages
...Europe;" and his description was literally true. There is a familiar couplet : — " The children of Holland take pleasure in making What the children in England take pleasure in breaking ; " but the Dutch acquired their power of producing carts and horses, guns, drums, and trumpets, and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 422 pages
...your mind from cant." For the critics, they have their business, and I mine ; as the nursery proverb goes — " The children in Holland take pleasure in...they swallow or reject it. — To the public, I stand prettynearly in the relation of the postman who leaves a packet at the door of an individual. If it... | |
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