 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...  The Works of Jonathan Swift - Page 259by Jonathan Swift - 1743Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 pages
...what Kings or great Persons they can remember, and then consulting History, for infallibly the last Prince, in their Mind, did not begin his Reign after they were four-score Years old. They were the most mortifying Sight I ever beheld, and the Women more horrible... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 418 pages
...what kings or great persons they can remember, and then consulting history ; for infallibly the last prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. , these censurers were better acquainted with the noble and courteous disposition... | |
 | William Peacock - 1903 - 408 pages
...they are provided for by the public, although indeed with a very scanty allowance. 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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1903 - 440 pages
...prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. 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... | |
 | Edwin Watts Chubb - 1914 - 462 pages
...being immortal!" But he soon learns that immortality is a calamity, for the Struldbrugs " were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than the men." In the fourth part the satire becomes most bitter. He is now in the land of the Houyhnhnms, where horses... | |
 | Lucius Lee Hubbard - 1922 - 240 pages
...them 'what Kings 6r great Perfons they -can remember, and. then confiilting Hiftory -, for infiillibly the laft Prince, in their Mind, did not begin his Reign after they were fouricore Years old.--' ^P• THE v were the molt mortifying Sight I ever beheld, and the Women .more... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1922 - 354 pages
...what kings or great persons they can remember, and then consulting history, for infallibly the last prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1922 - 358 pages
...what kings _u or great persons they can remember, and then consulting history, for infallibly the last prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - 1744 pages
...prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. They were the most " z o{ ˬ O{9 G 7M } '? ?l /츝 * Ц D k ~T Besides the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliness in proportion... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - 1746 pages
...what kings or great persons they can remember, and then consulting history, for infallibly the last # j qV fourscore years old. They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible... | |
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