 ... 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 - Sivu 209tekijä(t) Alexander Chalmers - 1802Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1849 - 484 sivua
...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...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... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 sivua
...galley-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....against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and ease against pain. The female world were busy among themselves, in bartering for features: one was... | |
 | 1853 - 604 sivua
...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....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... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 554 sivua
...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....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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 sivua
...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...was 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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 698 sivua
...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 - 1854 - 528 sivua
...of of, he said, to recede It should be — But they were not allowed, either of them, to recede, &c. the bargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several...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 - 1854 - 710 sivua
...his chains, took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily pereeive he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant...against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and earo against pain. The female world were very busy among themselves in bartering for features ; one... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 sivua
...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....pleasant enough to see the several exchanges that were madu, for sickness against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. The female... | |
 | 1855 - 518 sivua
...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....The female world were very busy among themselves in barterTOL. IV. g 258 THE SPECTATOR. [No. 559. ing for features ; one was trucking a lock of grey hairs... | |
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