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" They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible than the men. Besides the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliness in proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described;... "
Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ... - Page 241
by Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 351 pages
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A voyage to Brobdingnag

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...the moft mortifying Sight I ever beheld, and the Women more horrible than the Men. Befides the ufual Deformities in extreme old Age, they acquired an additional...not to be defcribed, and among half a Dozen I foon diftinguiQied which was the eldeft, although there was not above a Gehtury or two between them. •...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts..

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 386 pages
...the'ufual Deformities in extreme old /. r5 . •. si ' Age, . they acquired an additional Ghaftlincfs in proportion to their Number of Years, which is not to be dcfcribed; and among half a dozen, I foon diftinguifhcd which was the eldcft, although there was not...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...the moft mortifying Sight I ever beheld ; and the Women more horrible than the Men. Befides the ufual Deformities in extreme old Age, they acquired an additional...diftinguifhed which was the eldeft, although there were not above a Century or two between them. S ^ THB THE Reader will eafily believe, that from what...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...the moft mortifying fight I ever beheld - r and the women more horrible than men. Betides the ufual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional...proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described ; and among half a dozen 1 foon drftinguifhed which was the eldeft, although there was not...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...the moft m6rtifying> fight I ever-beheld ; and the women more horrible than men. Befides the ufual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghaftlinefs in proportion to their number cf years, which is not to be defcribed ; and among half a dozen, I foon diflingnifhed which was the...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...were the moft mortifying fight I ever beheld; and the women more horrible than men. Betides the ufual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional...above a century or two between them. The reader will eafily believe, that from what I had heard and feen, my keen appetite for for perpetuity of life was...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...the moft mortifying fight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than the men* Btfides the ufual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghaftlinefs in proportion to their number of yeais, which is not to be deferibed ; and, among half a dozen, I ioon diftinguifhed which was the eldeft,...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...moft mortifying fight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than ,the men. Befides the ufual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional...is not to be defcribed ; and, among half a dozen I Xoon diftinguifhed which was the eldeft, nltho' there there was not above a century or two between...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...the men. Beside the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliness, in proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not...
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Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...the men. Beside the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliness, in proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not...
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