 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, backward and forward, several times, according as the stick is advanced or...  A Voyage to Lilliput - Page 55by Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 150 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...different from the 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...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
...former, and fuch as T have not obferved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country of the old or 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... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...former, and fuch as I have not obfcrved the leaft Refemblance of in any other Country, of the old or 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 over it backwards and forwards feveral Times^ according... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...different from the 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 - 1761 - 412 pages
...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> fomctimes leap over the frick, fometimes creep under it, hackwards and forwards feveral times, according... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...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, fbmetimes leap over the ftick, fometimes creep Under it backwards and forwards feveral times, according... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...former, aud fuch as I have not obferved the leaft Refemblance of id any other Country, of the old or new World. The Emperor holds a Stick in his Hands,...Horizon, while the Candidates, advancing One. by One, fumetimes leap over the Stick, fometimes creep over it backwards and forewardt feveral Times, according... | |
 | 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
...former, and such as I have not observed the least resemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The emperor holds a stick in his 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...notobferved the leaft refemblance of in any other country of the old or new world. The emperor holds я (tick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, fometimes leap over the flick, fometimes creep undent backwardsand forwards feveral times, according... | |
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