 | 1717 - 336 pages
...againit want of Appetite, and Care aguinft Pain. THE Female World were very bufie among themfel.es in bartering for Features; one was trucking a Lock, of grey Hairs for a Carbuncle, another was ma- _ king over a (hurt Wafte for a Pair of round Shoulders, and a third cheapning a bad Face for a... | |
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...againft want of Appetite, and Care againft Pain. THE Female World were very bufie among themfelves in bartering for Features; one was trucking a Lock...grey Hairs for a Carbuncle, another was making over a fhort Wafte for A Pair of round Shoulders, and a third cheapning a bad Face for a loft Reputation :... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several ex* changes that were made, for sickness against poverty, hunger...themselves in bartering for features : one was trucking s. lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders,... | |
 | 1803 - 342 pages
...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...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 : but on all these... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive that he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant enough, to see the several exchanges that were made, for sickness ness against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. The female world were... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...stead, hut made such wry faces, that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer hy the hargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges...and care against pain. The female world were very hnsy among themselves in hartering for features: one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carhuncle,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 272 pages
...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...bartering for features : one was trucking a lock of grey heirs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 278 pages
...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...bartering for features : one was trucking a lock of grey heirs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pages
...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...hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain. * We say incapable of receding, not, incapable to recede. But having said, either of them, to avoid... | |
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... 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... 
