英语词汇“Lilliput”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

“I had one when I was really little, but it died. Her name was Lilliput.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lilliput is the name of an island from a book called Gulliver’s Travels. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I really can’t get over how similar it is to Robinson Crusoe at times, especially when he’s on the ship to Lilliput. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Lilliput! That’s a cute name,” says Gen, as she positions her rope for jumping. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I liked the story, but I liked the name more: Lilliput. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The first place is Lilliput, an island where all the people are less than six inches tall. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The address that Patrolman Mancuso was looking for was the tiniest structure on the block, aside from the carports, a Lilliput of the eighties. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lilliput is an island in Gulliver’s Travels,” I say, since no one else is speaking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Early in his career, he worked for a period as a cartoonist and sold his work to publications including the magazine Lilliput, according to a biographical sketch on the Penguin Web site. Eric Hill, writer and illustrator of ‘Where’s Spot?’ and other children’s classics, dies

Set against most of the year's "big" releases, resembles Gulliver in Lilliput. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z

His marriage to Ms. Webb, an editor of Lilliput and Puffin Books, whom he married in 1948, ended in divorce in 1967. Ronald Searle, British Cartoonist, Dies at 91 2012-01-04T03:05:54Z

Gulliver copes with Lilliput the way he coped with his real life — with exaggeration. 'Gulliver's Travels': a big Jack Black adventure with little drive to it 2010-12-23T21:28:04Z

Lilliput Press in Ireland is publishing a special sixtieth anniversary edition, in July, which comes with an introduction by Johnny Depp, who is also planning to make a movie out of it. A Visit to Donleavyland, Sixty Years After “The Ginger Man” 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Some of the familiar contradictions of 21st-century capitalism are magnified as Paul, a Gulliver gone native in Lilliput, eventually discovers. Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

There's Billy Connolly playing the ruler of Lilliput. Beat a Swift retreat? 2010-06-08T07:30:00Z

And the park’s first-ever group exhibition,“Lilliput,” inspired by Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” will bring together sculptures of diminutive scale by various artists, scattered along the High Line. ArtsBeat: High Line Art Announces Spring Lineup 2012-03-02T19:04:53Z

This summer’s effort, called “Lilliput,” sounds like a good idea. Art Review: Work by Niki de Saint Phalle and Bruce High Quality Foundation 2012-08-23T14:00:00Z

And will she ever be able to find her way home to Lilliput and her family? Lilliput by Sam Gayton - review 2013-04-21T11:00:00Z

His work was first published in the magazine Lilliput in 1941. Ronald Searle, British Cartoonist, Dies at 91 2012-01-04T03:05:54Z

Nothing else in “Lilliput” has such a galvanizing relationship to its environment. Art Review: Work by Niki de Saint Phalle and Bruce High Quality Foundation 2012-08-23T14:00:00Z

The British actress plays Princess Mary of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels, a modern take on Jonathan Swift's classic 18th Century satire. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z

There he runs into unusual weather patterns, survives a shipwreck and washes up on the shores of Lilliput, where he soon acquits himself as a savior-beast and enjoys the fruits of his newfound celebrity. Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z

Mr. Goodby traced the poem back to Lilliput, eventually finding an original copy of the magazine. A Dylan Thomas Poem Resurfaces, 73 Years Later 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Only a few of the true Gulliver’s journeys, to Lilliput and, briefly, to the land of the Brobdingnags, fall within the narrow Compass of this Narrative, which has been transported from my Time to yours. | 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z

The figures are as small as Jorge Flores’s eyeballs as he peers into the window of the barbershop, like Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. His collection of miniatures from around the world fills 16 rooms. And he’s not done yet. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z

Lilliput Services in Belfast is one of the unsung companies without which the UK's hotel industry could not exist. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

Jonathan Swift’s Dr. Lemuel Gulliver sails to Lilliput, land of pygmies, and Brobdingnag, land of giants. Movies on TV this week: 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' on Freeform 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

Despite a hope and desire for a united nation under enlightened leadership in this time of crisis, it seems we are still living in Lilliput on the Potomac. Opinion | What to do when everything is canceled 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z

If the effective space between your pupils suddenly goes from a few inches to a few feet, you become Gulliver, and your brain says, “This must be Lilliput.” Letter of Recommendation: 3D Without Glasses 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

The screen he prefers is his three-year-old iPhone, a Lilliput in a land of Gullivers. Ronny Chieng Defends Dangerous Comedy 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

The fresh bed linen you're used to seeing in your hotel room is not owned by the hotels themselves, but by laundry firms like Lilliput. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

Mr Rees-Mogg said they left the government feeling like "Gulliver tied down in Lilliput", fighting against "fumbling, fettling, flitting politicians" who have the "unworthy aim" of stopping Brexit. Three Brexit champions hammer home PM's message 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

In the account of the voyage to Lilliput, Jonathan Swift described the “leaping and creeping” by which the tiny courtiers hoping to please their six-inch Emperor gain his favor. Opinion | What to do when everything is canceled 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z

While a man is on assignment in the Bermuda Triangle, a vortex transports him to Lilliput, a magic land of little people. Movies on TV this week Aug. 25: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) and more 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

He looked like a latter-day Gulliver, bent over a drowning Lilliput. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

Like Lilliput, Blackpool Laundry makes its living from providing linen to hotels, NHS hospitals and ferry services. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

Lilliput Glacier is one of the few that remain in Sequoia National Park. Shrinking glaciers, bigger fires and hotter nights: How climate change is altering California 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

The giants are like mysterious, magical visitors from another world - they are Gulliver's family and Liverpool is Lilliput. Liverpool Giants to return for third time 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

What home delivers toast arranged on fine linen under a silver dome, or jams in jars imported from Lilliput? Hotels, A Love Story: 24 Famous Globetrotters On Their Cherished Escapes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

There are other problems: Lilliput is a land of small people, so all of Jordan’s teammates are 6 inches tall. Daryl Morey Built an Elite N.B.A. Team. Now He’s Building a Musical 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Mr Griffiths of Lilliput Services says that whatever happens, change is coming to the industry. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

Gulliver's impulse towards the factual is stretched to breaking point in the miniature world of Lilliput. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

The Lilliput effect may extend to other major groups such as mammals as well, some scientists have suggested. Ancient mass extinction may have shrunk Earth’s creatures 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Researchers found that the Lilliput Effect often occurred after abrupt and widespread extinctions. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

It was published in the British periodical Lilliput, which went out of print just before WW2. 'Lost' Dylan Thomas poem gets first performance in 70 years - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Why is coming to Hollywood like landing on Lilliput? Oscars not diverse enough? Vanity Fair after-party had beautiful people of all colors 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

“What you have here is Gulliver and Lilliput. This is a guy who wanders in and has been hamstrung by almost everything. He’s not a giant, good or bad. He never found his footing.” Hagel’s Departure Bears Little Likeness to Rumsfeld’s Removal 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

It is all a bit, well, mechanical ... @seaningle Caption Competition: Andrew Castle reveals he will be representing Lilliput in the next Davis Cup. Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych – as it happened 2012-11-05T13:00:00Z

Still, scientists have been uncertain about how important the Lilliput Effect was. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Professor Goodby traced the clipping back to Lilliput before finding an untouched copy of the magazine. 'Lost' Dylan Thomas poem gets first performance in 70 years - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

As both the midget in the country of Brobdingnag and the giant on the island of Lilliput, Lemuel Gulliver—the protagonist of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—experienced firsthand that size is relative. Size Illusions Trick the Brain 2012-07-21T12:15:00.217Z

In the Lilliput case, sources close to Bain and TPG acknowledge that their due diligence failed to find irregularities prior to the investment. Bain, TPG's Lilliput woes a warning on India investing 2012-05-18T03:52:28Z

The capital of the kingdom of Lilliput appeared to be partially surrounded by a vast and melancholy campagna of turnips. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z

Dr. Sallan said that these patterns could help explain the Lilliput Effect. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

The smallest Lilliput in the House can sting him into paroxysms with his needle-spear. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z

I sit amid the ruins of a once happy household, clutching a charwoman with one hand, and a knife-boy—from Lilliput—with the other. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z

He was to proceed to Norwich, and there ascertain certain facts, any one of which could have been supplied by Allen at Bath without rising from his chair in Lilliput Alley. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z

When I studied the life of the great tree I was in the land of Brobdingnag; now I was verily a Gulliver in Lilliput. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z

It’s called the Lilliput Effect, after the fictional island in Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” inhabited by tiny people. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Ben Jonson passes from the comedy of Every Man in his Humour to the bitterness of Volpone, Swift from the comparative lightness of Gulliver in Lilliput, to the savage brutality of the Hounyhymns. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z

Give Swift his world of Lilliput and Brobdingnag respectively, and all, after that, is quite natural and probable. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z

Other pamphlets of the same kind were Rebellion again Gulliver; or R-D-C-L-SM in Lilliput. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z

Moral reasoning is so different from physical and mathematical, that often a mind which is a prodigy for the latter, is a mere Lilliput in the former. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z

Dr. Sallan decided to put the Lilliput Effect to a stronger test. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Arbuthnot told of an acquaintance who had tried to locate Lilliput on a map and another told him of a shipmaster who had known Gulliver well. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z

And that is where this Latin Lilliput is showing its poise. Uruguay Battles Big Tobacco Over Cigarette Restrictions 2010-12-09T19:30:00Z

This tale is commonly stated to have given Swift the idea of his Gulliver’s Travels to Lilliput. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"

He looked like a Hebraic Gulliver in Lilliput, and the unities were in tatters. Ancestors A Novel

Dr. Wagner, who wrote a commentary in Science accompanying the new study, said the work was also important because it dissected the Lilliput Effect, examining trends in different groups of species. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Brother, Professor of English Literature in St. Mary's College, Oakland, Calif., the editor of a good cheap edition of The Imitation of Christ, 73.Lilliput, a land in Gulliver's Travels inhabited by pygmies, 131.Lockhart, Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z

The sailors have daily given him two glasses of gin to check his growth, and a marvellous dog of Lilliput he is! Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816)

Indeed, the world grows Lilliput All but A precious few, the heirs of utter godlihead, Who wear the yellow flower of blameless bodlihead! The Battle of the Bays

In one corner we could see the General Assembly done in miniature, and Mr. Clark rising among the members like Gulliver in Lilliput, to move against the deposition of the seven ministers of Strathbogie. Leading Articles on Various Subjects

S—— had never read them, but one of the company now gave him some general account of Lilliput and Brobdignag. Practical Education, Volume II

Yet we cannot help suspecting that he borrowed, perhaps unconsciously, one of the happiest touches in his voyage to Lilliput from Addison's verses. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)

If the matter does not end in a lease, the unfortunate public will be the losers, since it is manifestly impossible that a little Lilliput line can be cheaply worked, independent of the larger trunk. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845.

North, south, and east, as far as the sight could follow, was stretching Lilliput. Jonah and Co.

It was like listening to the country sounds of Lilliput. The Ghost Girl

The quarrels of a woman's life, her social warfare, her battles about precedence, her upward progress from set to set, have all the same stamp of Lilliput on them. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)

But Time, whose speech is never long,— He hasn't time for it—stops the song And says—Lilliput lamps! leave the twopenny boxes, And shine in the Budget of Paradoxes! A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II

It might have been taken for the house of a dwarf, or of a bookbinder of Lilliput. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877

In Adventures in Lilliput Swift has used largely the reducing power of his imagination. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide

The symphony follows the life of "Gulliver in Lilliput." Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions

It was the giant among pigmies; Gulliver, in Lilliput, tied down by a thousand packthreads. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works

He knew that around the center they contemptuously called him "Lilliput." Warning from the Stars

Liverpool and Lilliput were far away, pretty nearly equidistant to the juvenile mind, and but for Samson's shadow the tea-table would have looked alluring. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray

It was their number that overcame one, as the tiny arrows of the Lilliputs overcame Gulliver. The Daughters of Danaus

Hans, like Gulliver among the Lilliputs, guarded a gate in company with four of his brothers, and they toiled and moiled like heroes, while perspiration rolled in streams from their blazing faces. The Settler and the Savage

Arbuthnot says he "lent the book to an old gentleman, who went immediately to his map to search for Lilliput." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1

Gulliver first lands in Lilliput and has thrilling adventures among the little people. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year

Joe believed in him with all his heart, had never had the shadow of a doubt about him, and meant to sail straight from Liverpool to Lilliput. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray

Of the caravan animals, five mules and four horses, as well as two dogs, Tiger and Lilliput, were to go with us. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

Meanwhile, there was that Lilliput bond, that small, chafing entanglement, which Chloe had flung round him in her persistence about the letters. Marriage à la mode

Lilliput lies off the coast of Sumatra and must now be within sight of the passengers bound from London to Melbourne if only they had eyes to see it. Journeys to Bagdad

Relate briefly what happened to Gulliver after he landed on Lilliput. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year

It is edited by the author of "Lilliput Levee." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3

The animals were tethered to a rope fastened to the ground in the lee of the tent, and Tiger was tied up in front of them and Lilliput behind them. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

His voyage to Lilliput, his stay with the little people, and his adventures later among the giants of Brobdingnag, are classic. A Mother's List of Books for Children

The adjective Lilliputian, meaning "very small," comes from Lilliput, the land of little people in which Gulliver found himself in Swift's famous book, "Gulliver's Travels." Stories That Words Tell Us

In the voyage to Lilliput he depreciates the court and ministers of George I., by comparing them to something insignificantly small: in the voyage to Brobdingnag by likening them to something grand and noble. History of English Humour, Vol. 2

Or, in his quiet and pointed way, he may smile at our fiery assault upon edged flounces, and nuga pyramids, and the kingdom of Lilliput in general. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)

This poem, which is a parody on Homer, reminds us, in its microscopic representation of human affairs, of the travels of Gulliver in Lilliput. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

They called him the artist of the Infinitely Little, King of Lilliput, and challenged any one to show where he had thrown heart and high emotion into his work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters

He was not a Gulliver looking down upon Lilliput; the mounds ten inches high became to him actual and lofty summits. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural

"The Emperor of Lilliput is taller by almost the breadth of my nail than any of his Court, which alone is enough to strike awe into beholders." History of English Humour, Vol. 2

Have you been in Lilliput lately, or in the Flying Island, or with your good nurse Glumdalclitch? Dialogues of the Dead

Besides, our histories of six thousand moons make no mention of any other regions than the two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

Did not all Lilliput laugh over the discovery of Gulliver? Humanly Speaking

Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned

As Captain Lemuel Gulliver had not yet discovered the island of Lilliput, Isaac did not know that there were little men in the world, whose size was just suited to his windmill. True Stories of History and Biography

V. Do, Graham, let me have a quiz; Lord! what a Lilliput it is. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

Although we usually call reward and punishment the two hinges upon which all government turns, yet I could never observe this maxim to be put in practice by any nation except that of Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

The Lilliput shoelings glistered like Spelt in the tiny brown hands of the workmen, as, turned to and fro, they came under the numerous and almost invisible hammers and awls. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844

He said that though to the outward eye things in Lilliput seemed very settled and prosperous, yet in reality there were troubles, both internal and external, that threatened the safety of the kingdom. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

He who had proved no tyrant in Lilliput, nor quailed before the enormities of Brobdingnag, might abhor the sight of me; he would not play me false. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance

Is Gifford such a Gulliver In Lilliput's Review, That like Colossus he should stride Certain small brazen inches wide For poets to pass through? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situate to the north northeast of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

In the "Voyage to Lilliput" the follies and vanities of individuals and of parties are ridiculed by the representation of their practice among diminutive beings. A History of English Prose Fiction

It had always been the custom in Lilliput, as far back as history went, for people when breaking an egg at breakfast to do so at the big end. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

I have known and loved your name, sir, since first I browsed on pictures—Being measured for your first coat in Lilliput by the little tailors:—Straddling the pinnacled city. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance

Gulliver, a surgeon's mate, finds himself shipwrecked on the shore of the country of Lilliput, the people of which are only six inches in height. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction

As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the houses—the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

The first object upon which the eye is apt to rest on approaching this modern Lilliput is the squire's house, the residence of the landed proprietor. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal

Then Gulliver went to the oldest seamen in the navy, and learned from them the depth of water between Lilliput and Blefuscu. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

Big Christian went in front, tugging toboggans by their strings, as Gulliver, in some old woodcut, drew the fleets of Lilliput. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series

Even if sincere, the matters at issue between them were as despicable to a sound judgment as that which divided the Big and Little-endians in Lilliput. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays

Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

Lilliput, it would thus appear, was situated somewhere in the neighbourhood of the great Bight of Australia. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known

Never before had any of them seen or dreamt of so monstrous a giant, nor had they heard of his being in Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

They only tie him to the earth, as Gulliver was tied by the people of Lilliput. Master of His Fate

The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the northeast side of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites

Believe that the American climate is unmanning, or that one American whom you know is severely taxed by Lilliput labors. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II.

Each one of these small water-tight compartments held the vessel fast to the bottom, as Gulliver was bound by innumerable threads to the ground of Lilliput. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873

At first some imagined that he had been drowned, and that the fleet was now on its way to attack Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

The church-yard yews round which his fathers sleep; Every man, like Gulliver in Lilliput, is fastened to some spot of earth, by the thousand small threads which habit and association are continually stealing over him. Poems

He contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine, furnishing the parliamentary debates in very free and generally much improved form, under the title of "Debates of the Senate of Lilliput." A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

The drama has but to take a step to break all the spider's webs with which the militia of Lilliput have attempted to fetter its sleep. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations

Pope's attractiveness is less that of a real man than of an inhabitant of Lilliput, where it is a matter of no importance whether or not one lives in obedience to the Ten Commandments. Old and New Masters

Meantime the country was in danger of an invasion by the Blefuscans, who were now fitting out a great fleet, which was almost ready to sail to attack Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

Here hangs a picture of Lord Kitchener himself, scrambled over by laughing mousmés, who seem to be peeping out of his pockets and buttonholes, a Gulliver in Lilliput. Kimono

Gulliver asked the king of Lilliput for a large —— of iron bars and a considerable —— of rope. Practical Exercises in English

Lilliput, a country inhabited by a very diminutive race of men not larger in size than a man's finger, visited by Gulliver in his travels. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

V. I see from this proud airy height A lovely Lilliput below! Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden

It was called Lilliput, and the people, Lilliputians. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

We may mention, in passing, that it has been suggested that Swift derived the idea of the kingdom of Lilliput from the Irish story of the Adventures of Fergus macLeide amongst the leprechauns. The Glories of Ireland

What we certainly know to have been done by him in this way were the debates in both Houses of Parliament, under the name of "The Senate of Lilliput." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters

Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag and Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 July - December

The Emperor of Lilliput rewarded his courtiers with three fine silken threads, one of which was blue, one green, and one red. Collections and Recollections

He must first, the King's council said, "swear a peace" with the kingdom of Lilliput, and afterwards, if by continued good behavior he gained their confidence, he might be freed. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

They were threatened with an invasion from the Island of Blefusco, which had been engaged in an obstinate war with Lilliput for a long time, on a question of a schism in religion. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction

In his account of Lilliput and Brobdingnag, Swift tries to show that human greatness, goodness, beauty disappear if the scale be altered a little. From Chaucer to Tennyson

The Voyages to Lilliput and to Brobdingnag were considered the best, and to them is to be attributed the greater part of the author's fame. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

Cave published such reports of the debates in Parliament as were then allowed by the jealousy of the Legislature, under the title of The Senate of Lilliput. Samuel Johnson

About this time there came to Lilliput ambassadors from Blefuscu, suing for peace. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

The tide had now fallen, and I waded safe to the royal port of Lilliput, where the Emperor received me with the highest honour. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction

Gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput; is made a prisoner, and carried up the country. Gulliver's Travels

As the Prince of Wales was thought to favor a union of parties, he was typified in the heir-apparent of Lilliput who wore one shoe with a high heel and one with a low heel. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

It appears almost as the island itself would if seen through a reversed opera glass and makes one feel like a Gulliver coming unexpectedly upon a Japanese Lilliput. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates

And it was now his wish to crush Blefuscu utterly, and to make it nothing but a province depending on Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories

It was not necessary for Gulliver to sleep in the land of the Lilliputs with a gun at his side. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01

Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the emperor’s palace. Gulliver's Travels

The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situated to the northeast of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide. The Blue Fairy Book

The Prince of Little Lilliput and his companions in patriotism and misfortune returned from their exile panting with hope and vengeance. Vivian Grey

Swift's occasional insolence, in like manner, prevailed by reason of the colossal strength that made him a Gulliver in Lilliput. Thomas Carlyle

The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Gulliver's Travels

I then took off my spectacles, and, waiting about an hour, till the tide was a little fallen, I waded through the middle with my cargo, and arrived safe at the royal port of Lilliput. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

I then took off my spectacles, and after waiting about an hour, till the tide was a little fallen, I waded on to the royal port of Lilliput. The Blue Fairy Book

"He may well frown," said the Prince of Little Lilliput, in a voice of deep melancholy; and he hastily redrew the curtain. Vivian Grey

The sylphs are created by combining the agility of Ariel with the lively impertinence of the inhabitants of Lilliput. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2

The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement. Gulliver's Travels

As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the horses, the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5

I did not, however, mention my disgrace with the Emperor of Lilliput, since I did not suppose that prince would disclose the secret while I was out of his power. The Blue Fairy Book

The French crossed the Rhine and carried all before them; and the Prince of Little Lilliput, among other true Germans, made a bold but fruitless resistance. Vivian Grey

As Captain Lemuel Gulliver had not yet discovered the island of Lilliput, Isaac did not know that there were little men in the world whose size was just suited to his windmill. Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography")

The diversions of the court of Lilliput described. Gulliver's Travels

The island of Blefuscu was separated from Lilliput by a channel eight hundred yards wide. The Elson Readers, Book 5

We went out this morning to buy things for it,—tiny little toys and candles fit for Lilliput. What Katy Did Next

In the first place, you say you know that Little Lilliput is a mediatised Prince, and, of course, are precisely aware what that title means. Vivian Grey

Parliamentary Debates under the Name of Debates in the Senate of Lilliput, from Nov. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765

Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Gulliver's Travels

I told his Majesty, the Emperor of Lilliput, that I had a plan by which I could seize all the enemy's ships. The Elson Readers, Book 5

But Theory was born in Brobdingnag, and Practice in Lilliput. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1

That may certainly account for your ignorance," said the huntsman; "but no one who lives in this land can be unacquainted with his Serene Highness the Prince of Little Lilliput, my illustrious master. Vivian Grey

Parliament rose on May 20, and in the June number the reports of the debates of the Senate of Lilliput began. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765

As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the houses, the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels

Holding up my rope, I cried aloud, "Long live the most glorious Emperor of Lilliput!" The Elson Readers, Book 5

Higher than all the rest, see Bransby strut: A mighty Gulliver in Lilliput! Poetical Works

In compliance with the taste of his master, this most unsportsman-like-looking steward was clad in a green jerkin, on the right arm of which was embroidered a giant's head, the crest of the Little Lilliputs. Vivian Grey

Everything grows, even the small things, unless they're predestined to a Lilliput existence. Look Back on Happiness

In the first voyage we are taken to Lilliput, a country inhabited by human beings about six inches tall, with minds in proportion. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived

The Emperor then wished me to try to bring all the rest of the enemy's ships to Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5

Too often now the conquering hero struts,A Gulliver among the Lilliputs. Poems of Optimism

Now again galloped up the Jagd Junker, or Gentilhomme de la Chasse of his Serene Highness the Prince of Little Lilliput. Vivian Grey

He was proud of it as a piece of writing, and justly enough, for though it may seem like one of the books of Lilliput, it perfectly accomplishes its little life. Nathaniel Hawthorne

In Lilliput all the dimensions are scientifically computed on a scale one-twelfth as large as that of man; in Brobdingnag, by an exact reversal, everything is twelve times greater than among men. A History of English Literature

Pronounce: ruined; drowned; waistcoat; Imperial; courtiers; theater; reigned; learned; Lilliput; graciously; fortnight; Lilliputians. The Elson Readers, Book 5

The world grows Lilliput, the great men go; If greatness be, it wears no outer sign; No more the signet of the mighty line Stamps the great brow for all the world to know. Robert Louis Stevenson, an Elegy; and Other Poems

"Sir, we owe you our life!" repeated the stranger; "five minutes more, and our son must have reigned in Little Lilliput." Vivian Grey

Professor Lounsbury has apparently confused this work with A Cursory View of the History of Lilliput For these last forty three Years, 8vo,1727, a political satire containing no allusion to Pope. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood

Or he is like Gulliver at Lilliput, overwhelmed by an enormous number of little men. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism

He told me that the island of Lilliput was threatened with invasion by an army from the island of Blefuscu, which was the next island, and one almost as large and powerful as Lilliput itself. The Elson Readers, Book 5

He first visits Lilliput, which is inhabited by a race of men about six inches high. Halleck's New English Literature

This plan failed from the lukewarmness and indecision of our good friend of Little Lilliput, who, between ourselves, was prevented from joining the alliance by the intrigues of Beckendorff. Vivian Grey

The first book tells of his voyage and shipwreck in Lilliput, where the inhabitants are about as tall as one's thumb, and all their acts and motives are on the same dwarfish scale. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World

The old garden is sometimes the Forest of Arden, sometimes the Land of Lilliput, sometimes the Border. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic

As the tide was then fallen, I did not need to swim through the middle, but was able to walk right into the royal port of Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5

Certainly, the voyages to Lilliput and Brobdingnag merit Leslie Stephen's criticism of being "almost the most delightful children's book ever written." Halleck's New English Literature

The Prince of Little Lilliput and his peculiar friends accordingly were quiet, and the attempt of the other chieftains failed. Vivian Grey

Or, in his quiet and pointed way, he may smile at our fiery assault upon edged flounces and nuga pyramids, and the kingdom of Lilliput in general. The Potiphar Papers

By Jonathan Swift The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situated to the northeast side of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. The Junior Classics — Volume 5

Reldresal told me that his Majesty had just heard that the Blefuscudians had got together a large fleet of warships and were preparing to invade Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5

The last two voyages are not pleasant reading, and one might wish that the author of two such inimitable tales as the adventures in Lilliput and Brobdingnag had stopped with these. Halleck's New English Literature

Master Rodolph says that, in truth, a steward is but half himself who hath not his wand: methinks when his rod of office is wanting, his Highness of Lilliput's steward is but unequally divided. Vivian Grey

Why do the faults of his work overweigh its many great excellences, while the less great excellences of the Voyage to Lilliput outweigh its more serious defects? The Note-Books of Samuel Butler

I then took off my spectacles, and, waiting about an hour till the tide was a little fallen, I waded through the middle with my cargo, and arrived safe at the royal port of Lilliput. The Junior Classics — Volume 5

What did the Emperor of Lilliput wish to do when Gulliver had won the victory? The Elson Readers, Book 5

Neither children nor philosophers have yet wearied of reading the adventures of Captain Lemuel Gulliver in Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Halleck's New English Literature

While Vivian was musing in astonishment at the evident affectation of royal pomp which pervaded the whole establishment of the Prince of Little Lilliput, the trumpeters in the gallery suddenly commenced a triumphant flourish. Vivian Grey

Here is how Swift tells us of Gulliver's arrival in Lilliput, the country of the tiny folk. English Literature for Boys and Girls

This is about as true as his predecessor Gulliver * -* * out the fire at Lilliput. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1

What are we told about the education of children in Lilliput? The Elson Readers, Book 5

"But they are the soldiers of Lilliput!" exclaimed others. Now It Can Be Told

There was also another and weighty reason for Mr. Beckendorff desiring that the Prince of Little Lilliput should at this moment be left to himself. Vivian Grey

It was a satire, of course—Gulliver's Lilliput outdone—a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete

It was a satire, of course —Gulliver's Lilliput outdone—a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907

Why were not all the people of Lilliput good when they had such good laws? The Elson Readers, Book 5

Faithful to the promise of his great master, the youthful Cavalcadour called in Lilliput Street the next day. A Little Dinner at Timmin's

The table was arranged, the lights brought, the cards produced, and the Prince of Little Lilliput, greatly to his surprise, found himself playing whist with Mr. Beckendorff. Vivian Grey

It has an absurd kind of Lilliput look with it. Little Travels and Roadside Sketches

Yet we cannot help suspecting that he borrowed, perhaps unconsciously, one of the happiest touches in his "Voyage to Lilliput" from Addison's verses. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

I told his Majesty I had come according to my promise and with the consent of the Emperor of Lilliput, and that I considered it a great honor to receive the welcome I did. The Elson Readers, Book 5

Mr. and Mrs. Fitzroy Timmins live in Lilliput Street, that neat little street which runs at right angles with the Park and Brobdingnag Gardens. A Little Dinner at Timmin's

Like Brutus, the Prince of Little Lilliput paused for a reply. Vivian Grey

Cave, however, ventured to entertain his readers with what he called "Reports of the Debates of the Senate of Lilliput." Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3

If he is shut out from Nephelococcygia, he may take refuge in Lilliput. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2

These conditions were as follows: "His Majesty, the mighty Emperor of Lilliput, proposes to the Man-Mountain the following articles, which he must swear to perform: "First. The Elson Readers, Book 5

Dr. Lemuel Gulliver remarks that the King of Lilliput was taller than any of his court by almost the breadth of a nail, and that his altitude filled the minds of all with awe. Books and Bookmen

The Prince of Little Lilliput was very disinclined to part with his shrewd counsellor, who had already done him considerable service, and he strongly opposed Vivian's proposition. Vivian Grey

Could we traverse the inter-planetary ocean of ether, we might eventually find in Jupiter the land of Lilliput or in Ceres some old-time country of the Brobdignagians. The Soul of the Far East

I must now tell my reader of a great plot that had been formed against me in the island of Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5

In Lilliput there are large public schools to which parents are bound to send their children. The Elson Readers, Book 5

单词	Lilliput
例句	Lilliput “I had one when I was really little, but it died. Her name was Lilliput.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Lilliput is the name of an island from a book called Gulliver’s Travels. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I really can’t get over how similar it is to Robinson Crusoe at times, especially when he’s on the ship to Lilliput. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Lilliput! That’s a cute name,” says Gen, as she positions her rope for jumping. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I liked the story, but I liked the name more: Lilliput. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The first place is Lilliput, an island where all the people are less than six inches tall. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The address that Patrolman Mancuso was looking for was the tiniest structure on the block, aside from the carports, a Lilliput of the eighties. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lilliput is an island in Gulliver’s Travels,” I say, since no one else is speaking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Early in his career, he worked for a period as a cartoonist and sold his work to publications including the magazine Lilliput, according to a biographical sketch on the Penguin Web site. Eric Hill, writer and illustrator of ‘Where’s Spot?’ and other children’s classics, dies Set against most of the year's "big" releases, resembles Gulliver in Lilliput. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z His marriage to Ms. Webb, an editor of Lilliput and Puffin Books, whom he married in 1948, ended in divorce in 1967. Ronald Searle, British Cartoonist, Dies at 91 2012-01-04T03:05:54Z Gulliver copes with Lilliput the way he coped with his real life — with exaggeration. 'Gulliver's Travels': a big Jack Black adventure with little drive to it 2010-12-23T21:28:04Z Lilliput Press in Ireland is publishing a special sixtieth anniversary edition, in July, which comes with an introduction by Johnny Depp, who is also planning to make a movie out of it. A Visit to Donleavyland, Sixty Years After “The Ginger Man” 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Some of the familiar contradictions of 21st-century capitalism are magnified as Paul, a Gulliver gone native in Lilliput, eventually discovers. Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z There's Billy Connolly playing the ruler of Lilliput. Beat a Swift retreat? 2010-06-08T07:30:00Z And the park’s first-ever group exhibition,“Lilliput,” inspired by Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” will bring together sculptures of diminutive scale by various artists, scattered along the High Line. ArtsBeat: High Line Art Announces Spring Lineup 2012-03-02T19:04:53Z This summer’s effort, called “Lilliput,” sounds like a good idea. Art Review: Work by Niki de Saint Phalle and Bruce High Quality Foundation 2012-08-23T14:00:00Z And will she ever be able to find her way home to Lilliput and her family? Lilliput by Sam Gayton - review 2013-04-21T11:00:00Z His work was first published in the magazine Lilliput in 1941. Ronald Searle, British Cartoonist, Dies at 91 2012-01-04T03:05:54Z Nothing else in “Lilliput” has such a galvanizing relationship to its environment. Art Review: Work by Niki de Saint Phalle and Bruce High Quality Foundation 2012-08-23T14:00:00Z The British actress plays Princess Mary of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels, a modern take on Jonathan Swift's classic 18th Century satire. Acting with a tennis ball 2010-12-24T08:50:01Z There he runs into unusual weather patterns, survives a shipwreck and washes up on the shores of Lilliput, where he soon acquits himself as a savior-beast and enjoys the fruits of his newfound celebrity. Swift's story, liberally adapted, fun but no big deal 2010-12-23T15:00:00Z Mr. Goodby traced the poem back to Lilliput, eventually finding an original copy of the magazine. A Dylan Thomas Poem Resurfaces, 73 Years Later 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Only a few of the true Gulliver’s journeys, to Lilliput and, briefly, to the land of the Brobdingnags, fall within the narrow Compass of this Narrative, which has been transported from my Time to yours. \| 'Gulliver?s Travels': A Belly Big Enough to Be Seen From the 18th Century 2010-12-23T15:16:46Z The figures are as small as Jorge Flores’s eyeballs as he peers into the window of the barbershop, like Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. His collection of miniatures from around the world fills 16 rooms. And he’s not done yet. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Lilliput Services in Belfast is one of the unsung companies without which the UK's hotel industry could not exist. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Jonathan Swift’s Dr. Lemuel Gulliver sails to Lilliput, land of pygmies, and Brobdingnag, land of giants. Movies on TV this week: 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' on Freeform 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Despite a hope and desire for a united nation under enlightened leadership in this time of crisis, it seems we are still living in Lilliput on the Potomac. Opinion \| What to do when everything is canceled 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z If the effective space between your pupils suddenly goes from a few inches to a few feet, you become Gulliver, and your brain says, “This must be Lilliput.” Letter of Recommendation: 3D Without Glasses 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The screen he prefers is his three-year-old iPhone, a Lilliput in a land of Gullivers. Ronny Chieng Defends Dangerous Comedy 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The fresh bed linen you're used to seeing in your hotel room is not owned by the hotels themselves, but by laundry firms like Lilliput. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr Rees-Mogg said they left the government feeling like "Gulliver tied down in Lilliput", fighting against "fumbling, fettling, flitting politicians" who have the "unworthy aim" of stopping Brexit. Three Brexit champions hammer home PM's message 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z In the account of the voyage to Lilliput, Jonathan Swift described the “leaping and creeping” by which the tiny courtiers hoping to please their six-inch Emperor gain his favor. Opinion \| What to do when everything is canceled 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z While a man is on assignment in the Bermuda Triangle, a vortex transports him to Lilliput, a magic land of little people. Movies on TV this week Aug. 25: 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) and more 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z He looked like a latter-day Gulliver, bent over a drowning Lilliput. Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Like Lilliput, Blackpool Laundry makes its living from providing linen to hotels, NHS hospitals and ferry services. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Lilliput Glacier is one of the few that remain in Sequoia National Park. Shrinking glaciers, bigger fires and hotter nights: How climate change is altering California 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The giants are like mysterious, magical visitors from another world - they are Gulliver's family and Liverpool is Lilliput. Liverpool Giants to return for third time 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z What home delivers toast arranged on fine linen under a silver dome, or jams in jars imported from Lilliput? Hotels, A Love Story: 24 Famous Globetrotters On Their Cherished Escapes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z There are other problems: Lilliput is a land of small people, so all of Jordan’s teammates are 6 inches tall. Daryl Morey Built an Elite N.B.A. Team. Now He’s Building a Musical 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr Griffiths of Lilliput Services says that whatever happens, change is coming to the industry. 'A hotel without linen is not a hotel' 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Gulliver's impulse towards the factual is stretched to breaking point in the miniature world of Lilliput. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The Lilliput effect may extend to other major groups such as mammals as well, some scientists have suggested. Ancient mass extinction may have shrunk Earth’s creatures 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Researchers found that the Lilliput Effect often occurred after abrupt and widespread extinctions. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z It was published in the British periodical Lilliput, which went out of print just before WW2. 'Lost' Dylan Thomas poem gets first performance in 70 years - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Why is coming to Hollywood like landing on Lilliput? Oscars not diverse enough? Vanity Fair after-party had beautiful people of all colors 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z “What you have here is Gulliver and Lilliput. This is a guy who wanders in and has been hamstrung by almost everything. He’s not a giant, good or bad. He never found his footing.” Hagel’s Departure Bears Little Likeness to Rumsfeld’s Removal 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z It is all a bit, well, mechanical ... @seaningle Caption Competition: Andrew Castle reveals he will be representing Lilliput in the next Davis Cup. Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych – as it happened 2012-11-05T13:00:00Z Still, scientists have been uncertain about how important the Lilliput Effect was. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Professor Goodby traced the clipping back to Lilliput before finding an untouched copy of the magazine. 'Lost' Dylan Thomas poem gets first performance in 70 years - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z As both the midget in the country of Brobdingnag and the giant on the island of Lilliput, Lemuel Gulliver—the protagonist of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—experienced firsthand that size is relative. Size Illusions Trick the Brain 2012-07-21T12:15:00.217Z In the Lilliput case, sources close to Bain and TPG acknowledge that their due diligence failed to find irregularities prior to the investment. Bain, TPG's Lilliput woes a warning on India investing 2012-05-18T03:52:28Z The capital of the kingdom of Lilliput appeared to be partially surrounded by a vast and melancholy campagna of turnips. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Dr. Sallan said that these patterns could help explain the Lilliput Effect. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The smallest Lilliput in the House can sting him into paroxysms with his needle-spear. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z I sit amid the ruins of a once happy household, clutching a charwoman with one hand, and a knife-boy—from Lilliput—with the other. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z He was to proceed to Norwich, and there ascertain certain facts, any one of which could have been supplied by Allen at Bath without rising from his chair in Lilliput Alley. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z When I studied the life of the great tree I was in the land of Brobdingnag; now I was verily a Gulliver in Lilliput. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z It’s called the Lilliput Effect, after the fictional island in Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” inhabited by tiny people. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Ben Jonson passes from the comedy of Every Man in his Humour to the bitterness of Volpone, Swift from the comparative lightness of Gulliver in Lilliput, to the savage brutality of the Hounyhymns. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Give Swift his world of Lilliput and Brobdingnag respectively, and all, after that, is quite natural and probable. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Other pamphlets of the same kind were Rebellion again Gulliver; or R-D-C-L-SM in Lilliput. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Moral reasoning is so different from physical and mathematical, that often a mind which is a prodigy for the latter, is a mere Lilliput in the former. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Dr. Sallan decided to put the Lilliput Effect to a stronger test. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Arbuthnot told of an acquaintance who had tried to locate Lilliput on a map and another told him of a shipmaster who had known Gulliver well. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z And that is where this Latin Lilliput is showing its poise. Uruguay Battles Big Tobacco Over Cigarette Restrictions 2010-12-09T19:30:00Z This tale is commonly stated to have given Swift the idea of his Gulliver’s Travels to Lilliput. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" He looked like a Hebraic Gulliver in Lilliput, and the unities were in tatters. Ancestors A Novel Dr. Wagner, who wrote a commentary in Science accompanying the new study, said the work was also important because it dissected the Lilliput Effect, examining trends in different groups of species. After a Mass Extinction, Only the Small Survive 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Brother, Professor of English Literature in St. Mary's College, Oakland, Calif., the editor of a good cheap edition of The Imitation of Christ, 73.Lilliput, a land in Gulliver's Travels inhabited by pygmies, 131.Lockhart, Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z The sailors have daily given him two glasses of gin to check his growth, and a marvellous dog of Lilliput he is! Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Indeed, the world grows Lilliput All but A precious few, the heirs of utter godlihead, Who wear the yellow flower of blameless bodlihead! The Battle of the Bays In one corner we could see the General Assembly done in miniature, and Mr. Clark rising among the members like Gulliver in Lilliput, to move against the deposition of the seven ministers of Strathbogie. Leading Articles on Various Subjects S—— had never read them, but one of the company now gave him some general account of Lilliput and Brobdignag. Practical Education, Volume II Yet we cannot help suspecting that he borrowed, perhaps unconsciously, one of the happiest touches in his voyage to Lilliput from Addison's verses. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) If the matter does not end in a lease, the unfortunate public will be the losers, since it is manifestly impossible that a little Lilliput line can be cheaply worked, independent of the larger trunk. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. North, south, and east, as far as the sight could follow, was stretching Lilliput. Jonah and Co. It was like listening to the country sounds of Lilliput. The Ghost Girl The quarrels of a woman's life, her social warfare, her battles about precedence, her upward progress from set to set, have all the same stamp of Lilliput on them. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) But Time, whose speech is never long,— He hasn't time for it—stops the song And says—Lilliput lamps! leave the twopenny boxes, And shine in the Budget of Paradoxes! A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II It might have been taken for the house of a dwarf, or of a bookbinder of Lilliput. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 In Adventures in Lilliput Swift has used largely the reducing power of his imagination. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide The symphony follows the life of "Gulliver in Lilliput." Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions It was the giant among pigmies; Gulliver, in Lilliput, tied down by a thousand packthreads. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works He knew that around the center they contemptuously called him "Lilliput." Warning from the Stars Liverpool and Lilliput were far away, pretty nearly equidistant to the juvenile mind, and but for Samson's shadow the tea-table would have looked alluring. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray It was their number that overcame one, as the tiny arrows of the Lilliputs overcame Gulliver. The Daughters of Danaus Hans, like Gulliver among the Lilliputs, guarded a gate in company with four of his brothers, and they toiled and moiled like heroes, while perspiration rolled in streams from their blazing faces. The Settler and the Savage Arbuthnot says he "lent the book to an old gentleman, who went immediately to his map to search for Lilliput." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Gulliver first lands in Lilliput and has thrilling adventures among the little people. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Joe believed in him with all his heart, had never had the shadow of a doubt about him, and meant to sail straight from Liverpool to Lilliput. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Of the caravan animals, five mules and four horses, as well as two dogs, Tiger and Lilliput, were to go with us. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Meanwhile, there was that Lilliput bond, that small, chafing entanglement, which Chloe had flung round him in her persistence about the letters. Marriage à la mode Lilliput lies off the coast of Sumatra and must now be within sight of the passengers bound from London to Melbourne if only they had eyes to see it. Journeys to Bagdad Relate briefly what happened to Gulliver after he landed on Lilliput. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year It is edited by the author of "Lilliput Levee." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 The animals were tethered to a rope fastened to the ground in the lee of the tent, and Tiger was tied up in front of them and Lilliput behind them. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People His voyage to Lilliput, his stay with the little people, and his adventures later among the giants of Brobdingnag, are classic. A Mother's List of Books for Children The adjective Lilliputian, meaning "very small," comes from Lilliput, the land of little people in which Gulliver found himself in Swift's famous book, "Gulliver's Travels." Stories That Words Tell Us In the voyage to Lilliput he depreciates the court and ministers of George I., by comparing them to something insignificantly small: in the voyage to Brobdingnag by likening them to something grand and noble. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Or, in his quiet and pointed way, he may smile at our fiery assault upon edged flounces, and nuga pyramids, and the kingdom of Lilliput in general. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) This poem, which is a parody on Homer, reminds us, in its microscopic representation of human affairs, of the travels of Gulliver in Lilliput. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour They called him the artist of the Infinitely Little, King of Lilliput, and challenged any one to show where he had thrown heart and high emotion into his work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters He was not a Gulliver looking down upon Lilliput; the mounds ten inches high became to him actual and lofty summits. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural "The Emperor of Lilliput is taller by almost the breadth of my nail than any of his Court, which alone is enough to strike awe into beholders." History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Have you been in Lilliput lately, or in the Flying Island, or with your good nurse Glumdalclitch? Dialogues of the Dead Besides, our histories of six thousand moons make no mention of any other regions than the two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World Did not all Lilliput laugh over the discovery of Gulliver? Humanly Speaking Friendly, well-meaning, and fumbling hands will stretch out to bind the poet's heart in the maddening pack-thread of Lilliput. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned As Captain Lemuel Gulliver had not yet discovered the island of Lilliput, Isaac did not know that there were little men in the world, whose size was just suited to his windmill. True Stories of History and Biography V. Do, Graham, let me have a quiz; Lord! what a Lilliput it is. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Although we usually call reward and punishment the two hinges upon which all government turns, yet I could never observe this maxim to be put in practice by any nation except that of Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World The Lilliput shoelings glistered like Spelt in the tiny brown hands of the workmen, as, turned to and fro, they came under the numerous and almost invisible hammers and awls. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 He said that though to the outward eye things in Lilliput seemed very settled and prosperous, yet in reality there were troubles, both internal and external, that threatened the safety of the kingdom. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories He who had proved no tyrant in Lilliput, nor quailed before the enormities of Brobdingnag, might abhor the sight of me; he would not play me false. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance Is Gifford such a Gulliver In Lilliput's Review, That like Colossus he should stride Certain small brazen inches wide For poets to pass through? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situate to the north northeast of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World In the "Voyage to Lilliput" the follies and vanities of individuals and of parties are ridiculed by the representation of their practice among diminutive beings. A History of English Prose Fiction It had always been the custom in Lilliput, as far back as history went, for people when breaking an egg at breakfast to do so at the big end. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories I have known and loved your name, sir, since first I browsed on pictures—Being measured for your first coat in Lilliput by the little tailors:—Straddling the pinnacled city. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance Gulliver, a surgeon's mate, finds himself shipwrecked on the shore of the country of Lilliput, the people of which are only six inches in height. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the houses—the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World The first object upon which the eye is apt to rest on approaching this modern Lilliput is the squire's house, the residence of the landed proprietor. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Then Gulliver went to the oldest seamen in the navy, and learned from them the depth of water between Lilliput and Blefuscu. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Big Christian went in front, tugging toboggans by their strings, as Gulliver, in some old woodcut, drew the fleets of Lilliput. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Even if sincere, the matters at issue between them were as despicable to a sound judgment as that which divided the Big and Little-endians in Lilliput. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World Lilliput, it would thus appear, was situated somewhere in the neighbourhood of the great Bight of Australia. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known Never before had any of them seen or dreamt of so monstrous a giant, nor had they heard of his being in Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories They only tie him to the earth, as Gulliver was tied by the people of Lilliput. Master of His Fate The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the northeast side of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Believe that the American climate is unmanning, or that one American whom you know is severely taxed by Lilliput labors. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Each one of these small water-tight compartments held the vessel fast to the bottom, as Gulliver was bound by innumerable threads to the ground of Lilliput. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 At first some imagined that he had been drowned, and that the fleet was now on its way to attack Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The church-yard yews round which his fathers sleep; Every man, like Gulliver in Lilliput, is fastened to some spot of earth, by the thousand small threads which habit and association are continually stealing over him. Poems He contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine, furnishing the parliamentary debates in very free and generally much improved form, under the title of "Debates of the Senate of Lilliput." A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The drama has but to take a step to break all the spider's webs with which the militia of Lilliput have attempted to fetter its sleep. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Pope's attractiveness is less that of a real man than of an inhabitant of Lilliput, where it is a matter of no importance whether or not one lives in obedience to the Ten Commandments. Old and New Masters Meantime the country was in danger of an invasion by the Blefuscans, who were now fitting out a great fleet, which was almost ready to sail to attack Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Here hangs a picture of Lord Kitchener himself, scrambled over by laughing mousmés, who seem to be peeping out of his pockets and buttonholes, a Gulliver in Lilliput. Kimono Gulliver asked the king of Lilliput for a large —— of iron bars and a considerable —— of rope. Practical Exercises in English Lilliput, a country inhabited by a very diminutive race of men not larger in size than a man's finger, visited by Gulliver in his travels. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge V. I see from this proud airy height A lovely Lilliput below! Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden It was called Lilliput, and the people, Lilliputians. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories We may mention, in passing, that it has been suggested that Swift derived the idea of the kingdom of Lilliput from the Irish story of the Adventures of Fergus macLeide amongst the leprechauns. The Glories of Ireland What we certainly know to have been done by him in this way were the debates in both Houses of Parliament, under the name of "The Senate of Lilliput." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag and Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 July - December The Emperor of Lilliput rewarded his courtiers with three fine silken threads, one of which was blue, one green, and one red. Collections and Recollections He must first, the King's council said, "swear a peace" with the kingdom of Lilliput, and afterwards, if by continued good behavior he gained their confidence, he might be freed. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories They were threatened with an invasion from the Island of Blefusco, which had been engaged in an obstinate war with Lilliput for a long time, on a question of a schism in religion. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction In his account of Lilliput and Brobdingnag, Swift tries to show that human greatness, goodness, beauty disappear if the scale be altered a little. From Chaucer to Tennyson The Voyages to Lilliput and to Brobdingnag were considered the best, and to them is to be attributed the greater part of the author's fame. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Cave published such reports of the debates in Parliament as were then allowed by the jealousy of the Legislature, under the title of The Senate of Lilliput. Samuel Johnson About this time there came to Lilliput ambassadors from Blefuscu, suing for peace. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The tide had now fallen, and I waded safe to the royal port of Lilliput, where the Emperor received me with the highest honour. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction Gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput; is made a prisoner, and carried up the country. Gulliver's Travels As the Prince of Wales was thought to favor a union of parties, he was typified in the heir-apparent of Lilliput who wore one shoe with a high heel and one with a low heel. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 It appears almost as the island itself would if seen through a reversed opera glass and makes one feel like a Gulliver coming unexpectedly upon a Japanese Lilliput. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates And it was now his wish to crush Blefuscu utterly, and to make it nothing but a province depending on Lilliput. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories It was not necessary for Gulliver to sleep in the land of the Lilliputs with a gun at his side. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the emperor’s palace. Gulliver's Travels The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situated to the northeast of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide. The Blue Fairy Book The Prince of Little Lilliput and his companions in patriotism and misfortune returned from their exile panting with hope and vengeance. Vivian Grey Swift's occasional insolence, in like manner, prevailed by reason of the colossal strength that made him a Gulliver in Lilliput. Thomas Carlyle The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Gulliver's Travels I then took off my spectacles, and, waiting about an hour, till the tide was a little fallen, I waded through the middle with my cargo, and arrived safe at the royal port of Lilliput. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 I then took off my spectacles, and after waiting about an hour, till the tide was a little fallen, I waded on to the royal port of Lilliput. The Blue Fairy Book "He may well frown," said the Prince of Little Lilliput, in a voice of deep melancholy; and he hastily redrew the curtain. Vivian Grey The sylphs are created by combining the agility of Ariel with the lively impertinence of the inhabitants of Lilliput. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement. Gulliver's Travels As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the horses, the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 I did not, however, mention my disgrace with the Emperor of Lilliput, since I did not suppose that prince would disclose the secret while I was out of his power. The Blue Fairy Book The French crossed the Rhine and carried all before them; and the Prince of Little Lilliput, among other true Germans, made a bold but fruitless resistance. Vivian Grey As Captain Lemuel Gulliver had not yet discovered the island of Lilliput, Isaac did not know that there were little men in the world whose size was just suited to his windmill. Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography") The diversions of the court of Lilliput described. Gulliver's Travels The island of Blefuscu was separated from Lilliput by a channel eight hundred yards wide. The Elson Readers, Book 5 We went out this morning to buy things for it,—tiny little toys and candles fit for Lilliput. What Katy Did Next In the first place, you say you know that Little Lilliput is a mediatised Prince, and, of course, are precisely aware what that title means. Vivian Grey Parliamentary Debates under the Name of Debates in the Senate of Lilliput, from Nov. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Gulliver's Travels I told his Majesty, the Emperor of Lilliput, that I had a plan by which I could seize all the enemy's ships. The Elson Readers, Book 5 But Theory was born in Brobdingnag, and Practice in Lilliput. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 That may certainly account for your ignorance," said the huntsman; "but no one who lives in this land can be unacquainted with his Serene Highness the Prince of Little Lilliput, my illustrious master. Vivian Grey Parliament rose on May 20, and in the June number the reports of the debates of the Senate of Lilliput began. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the houses, the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Gulliver's Travels Holding up my rope, I cried aloud, "Long live the most glorious Emperor of Lilliput!" The Elson Readers, Book 5 Higher than all the rest, see Bransby strut: A mighty Gulliver in Lilliput! Poetical Works In compliance with the taste of his master, this most unsportsman-like-looking steward was clad in a green jerkin, on the right arm of which was embroidered a giant's head, the crest of the Little Lilliputs. Vivian Grey Everything grows, even the small things, unless they're predestined to a Lilliput existence. Look Back on Happiness In the first voyage we are taken to Lilliput, a country inhabited by human beings about six inches tall, with minds in proportion. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived The Emperor then wished me to try to bring all the rest of the enemy's ships to Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Too often now the conquering hero struts,A Gulliver among the Lilliputs. Poems of Optimism Now again galloped up the Jagd Junker, or Gentilhomme de la Chasse of his Serene Highness the Prince of Little Lilliput. Vivian Grey He was proud of it as a piece of writing, and justly enough, for though it may seem like one of the books of Lilliput, it perfectly accomplishes its little life. Nathaniel Hawthorne In Lilliput all the dimensions are scientifically computed on a scale one-twelfth as large as that of man; in Brobdingnag, by an exact reversal, everything is twelve times greater than among men. A History of English Literature Pronounce: ruined; drowned; waistcoat; Imperial; courtiers; theater; reigned; learned; Lilliput; graciously; fortnight; Lilliputians. The Elson Readers, Book 5 The world grows Lilliput, the great men go; If greatness be, it wears no outer sign; No more the signet of the mighty line Stamps the great brow for all the world to know. Robert Louis Stevenson, an Elegy; and Other Poems "Sir, we owe you our life!" repeated the stranger; "five minutes more, and our son must have reigned in Little Lilliput." Vivian Grey Professor Lounsbury has apparently confused this work with A Cursory View of the History of Lilliput For these last forty three Years, 8vo,1727, a political satire containing no allusion to Pope. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood Or he is like Gulliver at Lilliput, overwhelmed by an enormous number of little men. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism He told me that the island of Lilliput was threatened with invasion by an army from the island of Blefuscu, which was the next island, and one almost as large and powerful as Lilliput itself. The Elson Readers, Book 5 He first visits Lilliput, which is inhabited by a race of men about six inches high. Halleck's New English Literature This plan failed from the lukewarmness and indecision of our good friend of Little Lilliput, who, between ourselves, was prevented from joining the alliance by the intrigues of Beckendorff. Vivian Grey The first book tells of his voyage and shipwreck in Lilliput, where the inhabitants are about as tall as one's thumb, and all their acts and motives are on the same dwarfish scale. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World The old garden is sometimes the Forest of Arden, sometimes the Land of Lilliput, sometimes the Border. Children's Rights A book of nursery logic As the tide was then fallen, I did not need to swim through the middle, but was able to walk right into the royal port of Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Certainly, the voyages to Lilliput and Brobdingnag merit Leslie Stephen's criticism of being "almost the most delightful children's book ever written." Halleck's New English Literature The Prince of Little Lilliput and his peculiar friends accordingly were quiet, and the attempt of the other chieftains failed. Vivian Grey Or, in his quiet and pointed way, he may smile at our fiery assault upon edged flounces and nuga pyramids, and the kingdom of Lilliput in general. The Potiphar Papers By Jonathan Swift The empire of Blefuscu is an island, situated to the northeast side of Lilliput, from whence it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 Reldresal told me that his Majesty had just heard that the Blefuscudians had got together a large fleet of warships and were preparing to invade Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5 The last two voyages are not pleasant reading, and one might wish that the author of two such inimitable tales as the adventures in Lilliput and Brobdingnag had stopped with these. Halleck's New English Literature Master Rodolph says that, in truth, a steward is but half himself who hath not his wand: methinks when his rod of office is wanting, his Highness of Lilliput's steward is but unequally divided. Vivian Grey Why do the faults of his work overweigh its many great excellences, while the less great excellences of the Voyage to Lilliput outweigh its more serious defects? The Note-Books of Samuel Butler I then took off my spectacles, and, waiting about an hour till the tide was a little fallen, I waded through the middle with my cargo, and arrived safe at the royal port of Lilliput. The Junior Classics — Volume 5 What did the Emperor of Lilliput wish to do when Gulliver had won the victory? The Elson Readers, Book 5 Neither children nor philosophers have yet wearied of reading the adventures of Captain Lemuel Gulliver in Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Halleck's New English Literature While Vivian was musing in astonishment at the evident affectation of royal pomp which pervaded the whole establishment of the Prince of Little Lilliput, the trumpeters in the gallery suddenly commenced a triumphant flourish. Vivian Grey Here is how Swift tells us of Gulliver's arrival in Lilliput, the country of the tiny folk. English Literature for Boys and Girls This is about as true as his predecessor Gulliver * -* * out the fire at Lilliput. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 What are we told about the education of children in Lilliput? The Elson Readers, Book 5 "But they are the soldiers of Lilliput!" exclaimed others. Now It Can Be Told There was also another and weighty reason for Mr. Beckendorff desiring that the Prince of Little Lilliput should at this moment be left to himself. Vivian Grey It was a satire, of course—Gulliver's Lilliput outdone—a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete It was a satire, of course —Gulliver's Lilliput outdone—a sort of scientific, socialistic, mathematical jamboree. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907 Why were not all the people of Lilliput good when they had such good laws? The Elson Readers, Book 5 Faithful to the promise of his great master, the youthful Cavalcadour called in Lilliput Street the next day. A Little Dinner at Timmin's The table was arranged, the lights brought, the cards produced, and the Prince of Little Lilliput, greatly to his surprise, found himself playing whist with Mr. Beckendorff. Vivian Grey It has an absurd kind of Lilliput look with it. Little Travels and Roadside Sketches Yet we cannot help suspecting that he borrowed, perhaps unconsciously, one of the happiest touches in his "Voyage to Lilliput" from Addison's verses. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 I told his Majesty I had come according to my promise and with the consent of the Emperor of Lilliput, and that I considered it a great honor to receive the welcome I did. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Mr. and Mrs. Fitzroy Timmins live in Lilliput Street, that neat little street which runs at right angles with the Park and Brobdingnag Gardens. A Little Dinner at Timmin's Like Brutus, the Prince of Little Lilliput paused for a reply. Vivian Grey Cave, however, ventured to entertain his readers with what he called "Reports of the Debates of the Senate of Lilliput." Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 If he is shut out from Nephelococcygia, he may take refuge in Lilliput. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 These conditions were as follows: "His Majesty, the mighty Emperor of Lilliput, proposes to the Man-Mountain the following articles, which he must swear to perform: "First. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Dr. Lemuel Gulliver remarks that the King of Lilliput was taller than any of his court by almost the breadth of a nail, and that his altitude filled the minds of all with awe. Books and Bookmen The Prince of Little Lilliput was very disinclined to part with his shrewd counsellor, who had already done him considerable service, and he strongly opposed Vivian's proposition. Vivian Grey Could we traverse the inter-planetary ocean of ether, we might eventually find in Jupiter the land of Lilliput or in Ceres some old-time country of the Brobdignagians. The Soul of the Far East I must now tell my reader of a great plot that had been formed against me in the island of Lilliput. The Elson Readers, Book 5 In Lilliput there are large public schools to which parents are bound to send their children. The Elson Readers, Book 5 I told his Majesty I had come according to my promise and with the consent of the Emperor of Lilliput, and that I considered it a great honor to receive the welcome I did. The Elson Readers, Book 5
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