 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...gout in their stead, but made such wry faces, that one might easilj 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 ; and another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders... | |
 | 1830 - 474 pages
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 | 1832 - 268 pages
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 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 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... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - 1840 - 426 pages
...to every one his particular packet. The hurry and confusion, at this time, was not to be expressed It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges...pain. The female world were very busy among themselves 1n bartering for features : one was trucking a lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle, another was making... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 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...against pain. The female world were very busy among them15* selves in bartering for features: one was trucking a lock of gray hairs for a carbuncle ; and... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...the gout instead, 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...exchanges that were made, for sickness against poverty, hanger against want of appetite, and care against pain. The female world were very busy among themselves... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1848 - 428 pages
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 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 pages
...the gout instead; 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...against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and ease against pain. The female world were busy among themselves, in bartering for features: one was... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 554 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...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... | |
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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... 
