 | John Thomas Smith - Literary landmarks - 1846 - 484 pages
...page 117: " Paul's Walk is the land's epitome, or you may call it the lesser Isle of Great Britain. It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...of languages, and were the steeple not sanctified, very like Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees, — a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 736 pages
...general features of Paul's walk, of which the following passage will convey a notion of the style : — ' drops of thy lovers, and they weep for thy death : therefore, rouse noise in it is like that of bees — a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking, tongues, and feet.... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - City dwellers - 1849 - 472 pages
...preserving. " Paul's Walk is the land's epitome, or you may call it the lesser Isle of Great Britain. It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...of languages, and were the steeple not sanctified, very like Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees, — a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking,... | |
 | London - London (England) - 1851 - 200 pages
...Great Britain. It is more than this ; the world's map, which you may here discern in its perfectest motion justling and turning. It is a heap of stones,...the steeple not sanctified, nothing liker Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buz mixed of walking, tongues, and feet. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 546 pages
...general features of Paul's Walk, of the style of which the following passage will convey a notion : — " It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...the steeple not sanctified, nothing liker Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking, tongues, and feet. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 548 pages
...general features of Paul's Walk, of the style of which the following passage will couvey a notion : — " It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...the steeple not sanctified, nothing liker Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking, tongues, and feet. It... | |
 | Robert Nares - English language - 1859 - 544 pages
...world's map, whicli you may here discern in its perfcci'st motion, jusuiiig and turning. It is a heape of stones and men, with a vast confusion of languages; and were the steeple not sanctified, nothing hker Babel. The noyse in it is like thai of bees, a strange humming or hum-, mixt of walking, tongue«... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Literary landmarks - 1861 - 470 pages
...preserving: — " Paul's Walk is the land's epitome, or you may call it the lesser Isle of Great Britain. It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...of languages, and were the steeple not sanctified, very like Babel. The noise in it is like that of bees — a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1867 - 912 pages
...general features of Paul's walk, of which the following passage will convey a notion of thestyle: — " It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...and, were the steeple not sanctified, nothing liker B;ibel. The noise in it is like that of becs, a strange humming or bnzi. mixt of walking, tongues,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1867 - 414 pages
...general features of Paul's walk, of which the following passage will convey a notion of the style : — " It is a heap of stones and men, with a vast confusion...and, were the steeple not sanctified, nothing liker B.ibcl. The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz, mixt of walking, tongues,... | |
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The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz mixed of walking tongues and feet: it is a kind of still roar or loud whisper. It is the great exchange of all discourse, and no business whatsoever but is here stirring and a-foot. 
