 The Emperor holds a stick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates, advancing one by one, sometimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it backwards and forwards several times, according as the stick is advanced or...  Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot - Page 90by John Arbuthnot - 1770Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...former, and fuch as I have not obferved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country of the old or the new World. The Emperor holds a Stick in his Hands,...Horizon^ while the Candidates advancing one by one, fometimes leap over the Stick, fometimes creep under it backwards and forwards feveral times, according... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Dexterity very different from the former, and fuch as T have not obferved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country of the old or new World. The Emperor...Horizon, while the Candidates advancing, one by one, fometimes leap over the Stick, fometimes creep under it backwards and forwards feveral Times, according... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...Dexterity, verv ty different from the former, and fuch as I have not obfcrved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country, of the old or new World. The Emperor...Horizon, while the Candidates, advancing One by One, fometimes leap over the Stick, fometimes creep over it backwards and forwards feveral Times^ according... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...firmer, and fuch as I have not obferved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country of the old or the new World. The Emperor holds a Stick in his Hands, both Ends parallel to the Horrifon, while the Candidates advancing one by one, fometimes leap over the Stick, fometimes creep... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...dexterity very different from the former, and fach as I have not obferved the leaft refemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The Emperor holds a flick in his hands, both ends paralkl to thehorizon, while die candidates advancing, one by one, fometimes... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...dexterity very different from. the former, and fuch as I have not obferved the leaft refemblance of in any other country of the old or new world.. The- Emperor holds a flick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one>... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...dexterity very different from the former, and fuch as I have not obferved the leaft refemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The emperor holds a ftick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon* while the candidates advancing, one by one,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...obferved the leaft refcmblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The Emperor holds a ftick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, fometimes leap over the ftick, fometimes creep under it backward and forward feveral times, according... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...dexterity very different from the former, and such as I have not observed the least resemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The emperor...hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the cmdidates advancing, one by one, so-netimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it backwards... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...lead rcfemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The cmptror holds a flick in hi' hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, fometimes leap over the flick, fometimes creep underitbackivardsand forwards .feveral'times, according... | |
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