 | Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 420 pagina’s
...table,' he fnuffed up volatile falts to keep him fromfainting : Yet this delicate perfon was the fon of a cottager, born under a hedge, and had many years run wild among afTes on a common. A fifth affected diftraction — When fpoke to, he always anfwered from the purpofe... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1796 - 560 pagina’s
...table, he fnuffed up volatile falls to keep him from faiuting : Yet this delicate perfon was the fon of a cottager, born under a hedge, and had many years, run wild among afles on a common. A fifth affefted diftraclion — When fpoke to, he always anfwered from the purpofe... | |
 | 1820 - 280 pagina’s
...that looked into the garden : and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting: yet this...run wild among asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction—When spoke to, he always answered from the purpose: sometimes he suddenly started up,... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1820 - 280 pagina’s
...that looked into -the garden: and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting: yet this...run wild among asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction—When spoke to, he always answered from the purpose: sometimes he suddenly started up,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett, Thomas Roscoe - 1831 - 472 pagina’s
...window that looked into the garden ; and when a dish of cauliflower was set on the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting : yet this...rapped out a dreadful oath; sometimes he burst out a-laughing ; then he folded his arms, and sighed ; and then he hissed like fifty serpents. At first,... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett, Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 558 pagina’s
...that looked into the garden ; and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting; yet this...asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction ; when spoken to, he always answered from the purpose — sometimes he suddenly started up, and rapped out... | |
 | Tobias Smollett, Thomas Roscoe - 1836 - 436 pagina’s
...window that looked into the garden ; and when a dish of cauliflower was set on the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting : yet this...asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction : when spoken to, he always answered from the purpose : sometimes he suddenly started up, and ripped out a... | |
 | 1861 - 676 pagina’s
...Maxwell, yoL iii. ch. iv. t H>id., vol. L cli. xi. :: Shenstone'i Songs and Ballads. he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting, yet this delicate person was the son of a cottager, and had many years run wild among asses on a. common." Here is affectation, if you will, and rather... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 pagina’s
...window that looked into the garden ; and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting: yet this...asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction ; when spoken to, he always answered from the purpose ; sometimes he suddenly started up, and rapped out a... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 pagina’s
...that looked into the garden ; and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from fainting ; yet this delicate person was the son of a cottager, bom under a hedge, and had many years run wild among asses on a common. A fifth affected distraction... | |
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A fourth had contracted such an antipathy to the country, that he insisted upon sitting with his back towards the window that looked into the garden, and when a dish of cauliflower was set upon the table, he snuffed up volatile salts to keep him from... 
