... from the choice they had made. A poor galley slave who had thrown down his chains took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several... The British Essayists: The Spectator - Page 209by Alexander Chalmers - 1802Full view - About this book
| 1739 - 332 pages
...Hunger againlt want of Appetite, and Care againll Pain. THE Female World were very bufy among thcmfelves in bartering for Features; one was trucking a, Lock...gray Hairs for a Carbuncle, another was making over a ihort Waite for a Pair of round Shoulders, and a third chcapning a bad Face for a loft Reputation :... | |
| 1789 - 428 pages
...againft want of appetite, and care againft: pain. The female world were very bufy among themfelves in bartering for features : one was trucking a lock...gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a fhort waift for a pair of round moulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation :... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1794 - 492 pages
...•i: The female world were very bufy among themfelves in bartering for features; one was trucking 4 lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a Ihort waift for a pair of round iboui*Aere , and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation:... | |
| English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...thrown down his chains , took up the gout in their stead , but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain....bartering for features ; one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carbuncle , another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders ,... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...had thrown down his chains, took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several ex* changes that were made, for sickness against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care... | |
| 1803 - 342 pages
...had thrown down his chains, took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain....bartering for features ; one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a round pair of shoulders, and... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...thrown ,down his chains, took up the gout in their stead, 'but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain....to see the several exchanges tha.t were made, for sjpknesp against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. n The female world... | |
| 1804 - 412 pages
...chains, took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive that he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant...the several exchanges that were made, for sickness ness against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. The female world were... | |
| 1808 - 306 pages
...stead, hut made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer hy the hargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges...and care against pain. The female world were very hnsy among themselves in hartering for features: one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carhuncle,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...had thrown down his chains, took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain....hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. • We say incapable of receding, not, incapable to recede. But having »aid, either of them, to avoid... | |
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