Their dress is likewise very barbarous, for they almost strangle themselves about the neck, and bind their bodies with many ligatures, that we are apt to think are the occasion of several distempers among them, which our country is entirely free from.... The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift... - Strana 199podľa Jonathan Swift - 1812Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1744 - Počet stránok 348
...of thofe ' beautiful Feathers with which we adorn our Heads, they ' -often buy up a monftrous Bufh of Hair, which covers ' their Heads, and falls down...Middle of their Backs ; with which they walk up ' and down the Streets, and are as proud of it as if it ' was of their own Growth. ' WE were invited to one... | |
| John Wesley - 1785 - Počet stránok 718
...occafion of feveral diftempers among them which our country is entirely free from. Inftead of thofe beautiful feathers with which we adorn our heads, they often buy up a monftrous bufh of hair, which covers their heads, and falls down in a large fteece below the middle... | |
| 1778 - Počet stránok 378
...occafion of ' feveral diftempefs among them, which our country is ' intirely free from. Inftead of thofe beautiful feathers ' with which we adorn our heads, they often buy up n ' monftrous bufh of hair, which covers their heads, and ' falls down in a krge fieece belowthe middle... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - Počet stránok 514
...SPECTATOR. N5 50. *' tiful feathers with which we adorn our head?, " they often buy up a monftrous bum of hair, " which covers their heads, and falls down...middle of their backs; *' with which they walk up and down the ftreets, " and are as proud of it as if it was of their own " growth. " We were invited to... | |
| 1789 - Počet stránok 508
...occafion of feveral diftempers among them, ' which our country is entirely free from. In' f lead of thofe beautiful feathers with which we ' adorn our heads, they often buy up a monftrous ' buih of hair, which covers their heads, and ' falls down in a large fleece below the middle... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - Počet stránok 486
...several distempers among them, which our coun" try is entirely free from. Instead of those beau" tiful feathers with which we adorn our heads, they *' often...middle of their backs : with which " they walk up and down th« streets, and are as " proud of it as if it was of their own growth. " We were invited to... | |
| 1803 - Počet stránok 434
...gatures, that we are apt to think are the occasion of * several distempers among them, which our country 4 is entirely free from. Instead of those beautiful...buy up a monstrous bush of hair, which covers their 4 heads, and falls down in a large fleece below the ' middle of their backs ; with which they walk... | |
| 1803 - Počet stránok 420
...li' gatures, that we are apt to think are the occasion of ' several distempers among them, which cur country ' is entirely free from. Instead of those...adorn our heads, they often ' buy up a monstrous bush oi hair, which covers their ' heads, and falls down in a large fleece below the ' middle ot their backs... | |
| 1804 - Počet stránok 676
...strangle themselves about the neck, and bind their bodies with many ligatures, that we are apt to think are the occasion of several distempers among them,...middle of their backs, with which they walk up and down the streets, and arc as proud of it as if it was of their own growth. . ' We were invited to one... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 416
...strangle themselves about the neck, and bind their bodies with several ligatures, that we are apt to think are the occasion of several distempers among them,...they often buy up a monstrous bush of hair, which coders their heads, and falls down in a large fleece below the middle of their backs ; and with which... | |
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