| Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 314 Seiten
...opinion, being five hundred and forty-seven. CHAPTER VIII. THE LONDON DAILY PAPERS. " The sreat ensrfne— she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every...quarter of the world — her couriers upon every road." — Pendennis. The Public Advertiser. — Woodfall and Junius. — The Public Ledger. — The Morning... | |
| Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 318 Seiten
...thought into ten thousand minds at the same moment : — the Newspaper." DE TOCQUEVILLE. " There she is— the great engine— she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every quarter of the world — hor couriers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's... | |
| 1853 - 444 Seiten
...everpresent activity of the agents of our newspapers is well indicated in "Pendennis ¡"—"There she is— the great engine — she never sleeps. She has...ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her courtiers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's... | |
| Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 Seiten
...wonder of those who share her duties. Thackeray, pointing at her in his Pendennis, says, " There she is — the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every part of the world — her courier on every road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys... | |
| Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 644 Seiten
...ambassadors in every quarter of the world — her couriers upon every high road. Her officers inarch along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's...Madrid, and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Coventgarden."* Such arrangements would always be far beyond the reach of a low-priced journal.... | |
| Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 382 Seiten
...consequence in the world. Doubtless Thackeray had it in his eye when he wrote of the press, — " There she is — the great engine — she never sleeps. She...every quarter of the world — her couriers upon every high road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's cabinets. They... | |
| George Augustus Sala - 1862 - 414 Seiten
...THE "TIMES" NEWSPAPER. "There she ie— the sreat engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassador in every quarter of the world — her couriers upon...walk into statesmen's cabinets. They are ubiquitous. Tonder Journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid; and another inspecting the price... | |
| Treasury - 1868 - 148 Seiten
...be anything in the society worth taking notice of. \ .. Montaigne. A PICTURE OF THE PRESS. There she is — the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in every v quarter of the world — her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1868 - 522 Seiten
...windows of the building were in a blaze of gas. " Look at that, Pen," Warrington said. " There she is— the great engine — she never sleeps. She has her ambassadors in evenquarter of the world — her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and... | |
| Alexander Andrews - 1869 - 556 Seiten
...quarter of the world — her couriers are upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and ber envoys walk into statesmen's cabinets. They are ubiquitous. Yonder journal has an agent this minute giving bribes at Madrid ; and another inspecting the price of potatoes at Covent Garden.... | |
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