 | Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pages
...trace penetration discerning flexibility design mazes sophism latent observation graces substitute and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves. The world is full of human lobsters, — men stranded on the rocks of business, who, instead of putting... | |
 | Moimême (pseud.) - 1885 - 280 pages
...back to the sea. It waits for the sea to come to it. The world is full of human lobsters, men who are stranded on the rocks of business, who, instead of putting forth their own energy, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat. So it was with Major... | |
 | Christian Brothers - 1893 - 460 pages
...and energy enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is, and dies, although the slightest effort would enable hi/r to reach the waves. The world is full of human lobsters. — men stranded on the rocks of business,... | |
 | John Heyl Vincent, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, John Thomas McFarland - 1893 - 430 pages
...and energy enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest exertion would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps tossing and tumbling within a yard... | |
 | John Ludwig Hülshof - 1909 - 228 pages
...and energy enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although...slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves. The world is full of human lobsters,—men stranded on the rocks of business, who, instead of putting... | |
 | Dan Bobinski, Dennis Rader - 2004 - 209 pages
...and energy enough To work his way back to the sea, But waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, He remains where he is and dies, Although...Would enable him to reach the waves, Which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is foil of human lobsters: Men stranded on the rocks Of indecision... | |
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It is said that a lobster, when left high and dry among the rocks, has not instinct and energy enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is, and dies, although the slightest... 