 | 1852 - 538 Seiten
...debt, however courteously it be offered, is the cnp of a syren ; and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, an eating poison. The man out of debt,...a flaw in his jerkin, a crack in his shoeleather, a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty — free as the singing lark above him ! but the debtor,... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1852 - 518 Seiten
...debt, however courteously it be offered, is the cup of a syren ; and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, an eating poison. The man out of debt,...a flaw in his jerkin, a crack in his shoeleather, a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty — free as the singing lark above him ! but the debtor,... | |
 | 1852 - 820 Seiten
...courteously it be offered, is the cup of a siren, and the wine, sp ced and delicious ' though it be, a subtle poison. The man out of debt, though with a flaw in his jerkin, a crack in his shoe leather, and ahole ill his VoL 7.— X •, 5-14. hat, is still the. son of libeity, free as the... | |
 | Douglas William Jerrold - 1853 - 328 Seiten
...debt, however courteously it be offered, is the cup of a syren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, an eating poison. The man out of debt,...in his hat, is still the son of liberty free as the singing-lark above him ; but the Debtor, though clothed in the utmost bravery, what is he but a serf... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1853 - 330 Seiten
...debt, however courteously it be offered, is the cup of a syren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, an eating poison. The man out of debt,...shoe-leather, and a hole in his hat, is still the sou of liberty free as the singing-lark above him ; but the Debtor, though clothed in the utmost bravery,... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 Seiten
...and now, to my fancy, it looks like the foul skin of a cannibal that has eaten man for twenty years." The man out of debt, though with a flaw in his jerkin,...in his hat, is still the son of liberty free as the singing-lark above him ; but " the debtor, though clothed in the utmost bravery, what is he but a serf... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1880 - 686 Seiten
...courteously it may be offered, is the cup of a siren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, is poison. The man out of debt, though with a flaw in his jerkin and a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty, free as the singing bird above him; but the debtor,... | |
 | Thomas Louis Haines, Levi W. Yaggy - 1881 - 672 Seiten
...courteously it may be offered, is the cup of Syren; and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, is poison. The man out of debt, though with a flaw in his jerkin, a crack in his shoe leather, and a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty, free as the singing lark above him;... | |
 | William Mathews - 1883 - 396 Seiten
...Debt, however courteously it be offered, is the cup of a siren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, an eating poison. The man out of debt, though with a flaw in'his jerkin, a crack in his shoe-leather, and a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty, free... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1884 - 648 Seiten
...courteously it may be offered, is the cup of a siren, and the wine, spiced and delicious though it be, is poison. The man out of debt, though with a flaw in his jerkin and a hole in his hat, is still the son of liberty, free as the singing bird above him ; but the debtor,... | |
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... above him ; but the Debtor, though clothed in the utmost bravery, what is he but a serf out upon a holiday — a slave to be reclaimed at any instant by his owner the Creditor... 
