 The female world were very busy among themselves in 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 a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation;...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 221by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | 1739 - 332 pages
...round Shoulders, and a third chcapning a bad Face for a loft Reputation : But on all thefc Occafions, there was not one of them who did not think the new Blemifti, as foon as fl>c had got it into her Poflclfion, much more difagreeable than the old one.... | |
 | 1789 - 428 pages
...round moulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation : but on all thefe occafions there was not one of them who did not think the new blemifh, as fbon as flic had got it into her pofleffion, much more difagreeable than the old one. I... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1794 - 492 pages
...round iboui*Aere , and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation: But on all thefe occalions, there was not one of them who did . not think the new ЫешНЪ, as foon as fhe had got it into her pofleffion, much inore difagreeable than the old one.... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 342 pages
...trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a round pair of shoulders, and a third cheapening a bad face for a...one of them who did not think the new blemish, as scon'as she had got it into her possession, much more disagreeable than the old one. 1 made the same... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...themselves in 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 a third cheapening a had face for a lost reputation : but ou all these occasions there was not one of them who did not think... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...hairs, for a carbuncle, another was. making over a short waist for a pair of round shouldersj n ml a third cheapening a bad face for a lost reputation : but on $11 these occasions, there was not one ot" them who did not think the new blemish, as soon as she bad... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...themselves in hartering for features: one was trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carhuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders, and a third cheapening a had face for a lost reputation : hut on all these occasions there was not one of them who did not think... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Authors - 1816 - 298 pages
...fboulders ; and a third cheapening a bad face for a loft reputation : but on all thefe occafi'ins, there was not one of them who did not think the new blemifh, as foon as fhe had got it into her pofleffion, much more difagreeable than the old one. I... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...themselves in bartering for features ; one trucking a lock of grey hairs for a carbuncle, another was making over a short waist for a pair of round shoulders,...other misfortune or calamity, which every one in the assemby brought upon himself, in lieu of what he had parted with ; whether it be that all the evils... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...but on all these occasions, there was not on« of them who did pot think the ne<r blemish, ai loon as she had got it into her possession, much more disagreeable...every other misfortune or calamity, which every one im the assembly brought upon himself, in lieu of what he had parted with; whether it be that all the... | |
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