 But our female projectors were all the last summer so taken up with the improvement of their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to...  The Spectator - Strana 591778Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1729 - Počet stránok 314
...their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift for it felf. I am engaged in this Speculation by a Sight which I lately met with at the Opera. As 1 was... | |
 | 1738 - Počet stránok 310
...Petticeats, that they had not Time to attend to any Thing elfe ; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift... | |
 | 1786 - Počet stránok 694
...their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing ello; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...the middle will fhift for itfelf.' I am engaged in thisfpeculation by a fight which I lately met with at the opera. As I was ftanding in the hinder part... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 372
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...you light your fire at both ends, the middle will » shift for itself." I am engaged in this speculation by a sight which I lately met with at the opera.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - Počet stránok 578
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else : but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, That if you light a fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself. I am engaged in this Speculation by a sight... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 304
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself.' I am engaged in this speculation by a sight... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - Počet stránok 306
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself.' I am engaged in this speculation by a sight... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Počet stránok 312
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn their thoughts upon t! e other extremity, as •well remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - Počet stránok 372
...petticoats , that they had not time to attend to any thing else; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...you light your fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself. » 1 am engaged in this speculation by a sight which I lately met with at the Opera.... | |
 | 1819 - Počet stránok 308
...their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, ' that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle, will shift for itself.' ' I am engaged in this speculation by a... | |
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