...the action of the lion, in pouncing on the garment, as a cat would on a mouse — in Macbeth— " An eagle, towering in his pride of place, ." Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at, and kill'd." MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. ACT I. SCENE I. 27. " My book of songs and sonnets."...

...pif, NOTES. for an antagonist: this, though not quite so fair, is not altogether unprecedented; An eagle towering in his pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at! There is a trait of scholarship in Mr. Jerningham's last poem, which should not be overlooked; more...

...other views of his, too, they damned with the stigma of their praise. The bait caught — the falcon, towering in his pride of place, was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. The visitation of Providence overtook the second of the noblemen before alluded to, and the Protestant...

...which marked a people's degradation, and the successful crime of an intruder: A falcon, towering in bis pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. Yes, my friend!—my heart bleeds while I utter it; but I have fearful forebodings, that you may hereafter...

...of place" is a term of falconry, and means the highest pitch of flight. — See Macbeth , &c.| " An Eagle towering in his pride of place "Was by a mousing Owl hawked at and hilled." Note 2 , pnce i 5 , line 9. Such as Harmodius drew on Athens' tyrant lord. See the famous...

...PRIDE of place" is a term of falconry, and means the highest pitch of flight. — See Macbeth, &c. " An Eagle towering in his pride of place " Was by a mousing Owl hawked at and killed." 2. Such as Ifarmodiut drew on Atheni' tyrant lonl. Stanza xx. line 9. See the famous song on Harmodius...

...— the highest pitch of the eagle's flight. Shakespeare, in his Macbeth, says, An eagle, towering to his pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at, and killed. Note VIII. Yet ! these are talismans, that break The sleep of visions. Amulet, a charm, or preservation...

...machinations had succeeded; and thus it might be said, when the situation of the two men were compared, " An eagle towering in his pride of place, Was, by a mousing' owl, hawk'd at and kill'd." » CHAPTER XVIII. A REPULSE. Alas ! thrice gentle Cassio, My advocation is not...

...machinations had succeeded ; and thus it might be said, when the situation of the two men were compared, " An eagle towering in his pride of place, Was by a mousing owl, hawk'd at and kill'd." CHAPTER XXIII. A REPULSE. Alas ! thrice gentle Cassio, My advocation is not...

...other views of his, too, they damned with the stigma of their praise. The bait caught — the falcon, towering in his pride of place, was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. The visitation of Providence overtook the second of the noblemen before alluded to, and the Protestant...