| 1739 - 312 pagine
...another, another, confilt in the various kinds of Barbarities which they execute upon their Prifoners. Some are celebrated for a happy dexterity in tipping the Lion upon them ; which is performed by fqueezing the Nofe flat to the Face, and boring out the Eyes with their Fingers : Others are called... | |
| 1786 - 670 pagine
...one another conflit in the various kinds of barbarities which they execute upon their prifoners. Seme are celebrated for a happy dexterity in tipping the Lion upon them ; which is performed by fqueezing the nofe flat to the face, and boringout the eyes with their fingers: others are called the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 398 pagine
...inoffensive militia, is reckoned a cuvp-tT eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes ara distinguished from one another, consist in the various...happy dexterity in tipping the lion upon them; which i* performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 382 pagine
...watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup-d' eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...are distinguished from one another, consist in the va-' rious kinds of barbarities which they execute upon their prisoners. Some are celebrated for a... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 388 pagine
...watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coufi-d' eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...from one another, consist in the various kinds of barbaritics which they execute upon their prisoners. Some are celebrated for a happy dexterity in tipping... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 468 pagine
...the watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup d'eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the lace, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others are called the dancing-masters, and teach... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 462 pagine
...the watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup d'eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...prisoners. Some are celebrated for a happy dexterity iu tipping the lion upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, and boring... | |
| 1822 - 788 pagine
...the watch to a tottf rout and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup-ffclat. were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep : if...up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my he o harbaritieswhich theyexecute upon their prisoners Some are celebrated for a happy dexterity in tipping... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 806 pagine
...the watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup-d'eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose fiat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others are called the dancing-masters,... | |
| 1824 - 286 pagine
...watch to a total rout, and mortify some of those inoffensive militia, is reckoned a coup d' eclat. The particular talents by which these misanthropes...the eyes with their fingers: others are called the dancing masters, and teach their scholars to. cut capers, by running swords through their legs; a new... | |
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