 ... 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 - Seite 209von Alexander Chalmers - 1802Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1855 - 528 Seiten
...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. ing for features; one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carbuncle ; another was making over a... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 704 Seiten
...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 pair of round shoulders, and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 1090 Seiten
...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 pair of round shoulders, and... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 Seiten
...slave, who had thrown down his chains, took up the gout instead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain....busy among themselves in bartering for features : one wag trucking a lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle; another was making over a short waist for a pair... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...slave, who had thrown down his chains, took up the gout instead, 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. I must not omit my own particular adventure. My friend with a long visage had no sooner taken upon... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 Seiten
...but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. 11. The female world were very busy among themselves in...^trucking a lock of gray hairs for a + carbuncle, and another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders; but on all these occasions... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 Seiten
...stead, but made such wry faces that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. 14. It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges...appetite, and care against pain. The female world was very busy among themselves in bartering for features; one was trucking a lock of gray hairs for... | |
 | John Guy (Schoolmaster.) - 1858 - 248 Seiten
...thrown down his chains, took up the, gout in their place, but he made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain;...that were made, for sickness against poverty, hunger for want of appetite, and care against pain. The ladies were very busy among themselves in bartering... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 Seiten
...thrown down his chains, took up the gout 3 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. 4. The female world were vSry busy among themselves in bartering for features; one was trucking 3 a... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 Seiten
...instead, but made such wry faces that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bar-, gain. It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges...hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. I must not omit my own particular adventure. My friend with a long visage had no sooner taken upon... | |
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