The female world were very busy among themselves in bartering for features: one was trucking a lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation;... The British Essayists: Spectator - Sivu 202muokkaaja - 1823Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| 1739 - 332 sivua
...round Shoulders, and a third chcapning a bad Face for a loft Reputation : But on all thefc Occafions, there was not one of them who did not think the new Blemifti, as foon as fl>c had got it into her Poflclfion, much more difagreeable than the old one.... | |
| 1799 - 328 sivua
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| 1789 - 428 sivua
...round moulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation : but on all thefe occafions there was not one of them who did not think the new blemifh, as fbon as flic had got it into her pofleffion, much more difagreeable than the old one. I... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1794 - 492 sivua
...round iboui*Aere , and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation: But on all thefe occalions, there was not one of them who did . not think the new ЫешНЪ, as foon as fhe had got it into her pofleffion, much inore difagreeable than the old one.... | |
| 1803 - 342 sivua
...of grey hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a round pair of shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation...one of them who did not think the new blemish, as scon'as she had got it into her possession, much more disagreeable than the old one. 1 made the same... | |
| 1804 - 412 sivua
...waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a had face for a lost reputation : but ou all these occasions there was not one of them who...the old one. I made the same observation on every ether misfortune or calamity which every one in the assembly brought upon .himself in lieu of what... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 sivua
...hairs, for a carbuncle, another was. making over a short waist for a pair of round shouldersj n ml a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation : but on $11 these occasions, there was not one ot" them who did not think the new blemish, as soon as she bad... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 sivua
...of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation: but on all these occasions there was yOL. xiv. o not one of them who did not think the new blemish, as soon as she had got it into her possession,... | |
| 1808 - 306 sivua
...waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a had face for a lost reputation : hut on all these occasions there was not one of them who did not think the new hlemUh. u soou as she had got it MEN BLIND TO THEIR HAPPINESS. I99 into her possession, ranch more... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 sivua
...fboulders ; and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation : but on all thefe occafi'ins, there was not one of them who did not think the new blemifh, as foon as fhe had got it into her pofleffion, much more difagreeable than the old one. I... | |
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