 | 1792 - 546 pages
...would fuftain twenty hundred weight ; lifted an oak table fix feet long with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece of leather was fixed to one ene tor his teeth to hold, two of the feet flood upon his knefs, and he «¡fed the end with the weight... | |
 | 1802 - 422 pages
...his teeth, though half a hui dred weight was hung to the ехиГ mity ; a piece of leather was fixa to one end for his teeth to hold two of the feet stood upon knees, and he raised the end wi the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took Mr. Chambers,... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1805 - 500 pages
...would sustain twenty hundred weight ; lifted an oak table six feet long with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth ; he took... | |
 | Robert Simpson - 1826 - 614 pages
...that would sustain 20 cwt. — lifted an oak table six feet long with his teeth, though half a cwt. was hung to the extremity : a piece of leather was...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
 | George Ramsay - 1828 - 654 pages
...would sustain twenty hundred weight; lifted an oak table six feet long with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity : a piece...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
 | 1825 - 498 pages
...would sustain twenty hundred weight ; lifted an oak table six feet long with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
 | 1832 - 644 pages
...would sustain twenty hundred weight, lifted an oak table, six feet long, with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
 | 1832 - 512 pages
...would sustain twenty hundred weight, lifted an oak table, six feet long, with his teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece of leather was fixed to one end for his teeth to hold,two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...sustain twent .• "hundred weight. He lifted an oak table six fc'et long with lis teeth, though half a hundred weight was hung to the extremity ; a piece...to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1835 - 486 pages
...Mr. Will. Dixon, Mr. Taylor White, Mr. Willm, Bogdane." — Ex. inform. Henry EUis, Esq. Brit. Mus. a piece of leather was fixed to one end for his teeth to hold : two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took... | |
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... weight was hung to the extremity : a piece of leather was fixed to one end for his teeth to hold, two of the feet stood upon his knees, and he raised the end with the weight higher than that in his mouth. He took Mr. Chambers, vicar of All Saints,... 
