It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one great bird is followed by the twittering petulance of many smaller.


Works: Indexes. Table of first lines. Imaginary conversations (ed. 1846)


It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one...

It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one...

It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one...

It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one...