 | Aesop - Fables - 1792 - 380 pages
...blaft, acco;npanied with a (harp driving fhower : But this, :ind whatever elfe he could do, inftead of making the man quit his cloak, obliged him to gird it about his hody as clofe as poffible. Next came the sun, who, breaking out from a thick watery cloud, drove away... | |
 | Aesopus - 1805 - 378 pages
...cold Blaft, accompanied with a fharp driving Shower. But this, and whatever elfe he could do, in flead of making the Man quit his Cloak, obliged him to gird it about his Body as clofe as poflible. Next came the Sun ; who breaking out from a thick watery Cloud, drove away the .cold... | |
 | Aesopus - 1818 - 428 pages
...Traveller to throw off his cloak. The North Wind began, and blew a very cold blast, accompanied by a sharp driving shower; but this, and whatever else...could do, instead of making the Man quit his cloak, induced him to gird it about him more closely. Next came the Sun, who, breaking out from a cloud, drove... | |
 | Aesopus - 1820 - 102 pages
...strength upon a traveller, which should be able to make him part with his cloak first. The north wind began, and blew a very cold blast, accompanied with a sharp driving shower. But this, instead of making the man quit his cloak, obliged him to gird it about his body as close as possible.... | |
 | Aesop - Aesop's fables - 1831 - 370 pages
...try their strength upon a traveller, which should be able to get his cloak off first. The North wind began and blew a very cold blast, accompanied with...his body as close as possible. Next came the Sun, and break, ing out from a thick watery cloud, drove away the cold vapours from the sky, and darted... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - Animals - 1832 - 366 pages
...try their strength upon a TRAVELLER, which should be able to get his cloak off first. The NOUTII-WIND began, and blew a very cold blast, accompanied with...who, breaking out from a thick, watery cloud, drove 94 THE WIND, THE SUN, AND THE TRAVELLER. away the cold vapours from the sky, and darted his sultry... | |
 | William Howels - Sermons, English - 1835 - 492 pages
...cleave to his sins. You remember the fable of the wind and the sun. The wind thought to do great things, and blew a very cold blast, accompanied with a sharp driving shower, but this only made the traveller fold his cloak the tighter round him, — made them, in fact, one skin. Then... | |
 | Aesopus - 1850 - 300 pages
...first. The north wind hegan, and hlew a very cold hlast, accompanied with a sharp driving shower ; hut this, and whatever else he could do, instead of making the man quit his cloak, ohliged him to gird it ahout his hody as close as possihle. Next came the sun, who hreaking out from... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...application of Dr. Croxall : — " Tire WIND AND TUB SUN. — A dispute once arose betwixt the north-wind and sun, about the superiority of their power ; and they...came the sun, who, breaking out from a thick watery cioud, drove away the cold vapours from the sky, and darted bis warm, sultry beams upon the head of... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Logic - 1857 - 414 pages
...of their power ; and they agreed to try their strength upon a traveller, which should be able to set his cloak off first. The north-wind began, and blew...obliged him to gird it about his body as close as pdssible. Next came the sun, who, breaking out from a thick watery cloud, drove away the cold vapours... | |
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The north Wind began, and blew a very cold blast, accompanied with a sharp driving shower. But this, and whatever else he could do, instead of making the man quit his cloak, obliged him to gird it about his body as close as possible. 
