 ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.  Geographical and statistical - Sivu 490tekijä(t) John Macgregor - 1847Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1804 - 452 sivua
...unhealthiness and offensiveness of this practice, he closes with this royal COUNTER-BLAST : " It is a custom, loathsome to the EYE, hateful to the NOSE, harmful...BRAIN, dangerous to the LUNGS ; and in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible stygian smoke of the pit, that is bottomless... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 504 sivua
...use of this vile weed. In Tain king James assured his subjects, that the smoking of it was a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs. Opposition made proselytes ; and the united influence <>!' fashion and... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - 1807 - 594 sivua
...and offensiveness of this practice,, he closes with this royal counter blast : — " It is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...brain, dangerous to the lungs; and, in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1807 - 328 sivua
...this extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless."... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1807 - 334 sivua
...this extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless."... | |
 | sir John Carr - 1807 - 538 sivua
...extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of " tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathesome to the eye, " hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to " the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, " nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit " that is bottomless/'... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 sivua
...civil Nations, and by all Strangers that " come among you, to be scorned and contemned ; " a Custom loathsome to the Eye, hateful to the " Nose, harmful...Brain, dangerous to the " Lungs, and in the black stinking Fume thereof, *' neerest resembling the horrible Stygian Smoke of " the Pit that is bottomless... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 510 sivua
...civil Nations, and by all Strangers that " come among you, to be scorned and contemned ; " a Custom loathsome to the Eye, hateful to the " Nose, harmful...Brain, dangerous to the " Lungs, and in the black stinking Fume thereof, " neerest resembling the horrible Stygian Smoke of " the Pit that is bottomless!"... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 440 sivua
...fair hand, a pipe of tobacco." The The king concludes with pronouncing the use of tobacco, " a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...brain, dangerous to the lungs, and, in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless."... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 sivua
...tobacco." . ,; .... 0 .,• ..„,, ' The king concludes with pronouncing the use of tobacco, " a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...brain, dangerous to the lungs, and, in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless."... | |
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