 The immoderate breadth of the features made me very much out of humour with my own countenance, upon which I threw it from me like a mask. It happened very luckily that one who stood by me had just before thrown down his visage, which it seems was too...  Select British Classics - Page 201803Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...she held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to a most shameful length ; I believe the very chin was, modestly speaking, as long as my whole face.... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in the utmost aggravation. The immoderate breadth of the...was too long for him. It was, indeed, extended to a most shameful length : I believe the very chin was, moderately speaking, as long as my whole face.... | |
 | 1823 - 392 pages
...eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared tome in its utmost aggravation. The immoderate breadth...me had just before thrown down his visage, which it P2 seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to a most shameful length; I believe the very... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...she held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...with my own countenance, upon which I threw it from rne'like a mask. It happened very luckily that one \vho stood by me had just before thrown down his... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. . I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...utmost aggravation. The immoderate breadth of the feature» made me very much out of humour with my own countenance, upon which I threw it from me like... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...she laid her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, bat was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its utmost aggravation. 11. The immoderate breadth of my features made me very much out of humour with my own countenance,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...held her magnifying glass full before my eye«. I no sooner saw my face in it, than I was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...luckily, that one who stood by me had just before thrown flown his visage, which it seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to n shameful length... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 pages
...she held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...very luckily that one who stood by me had just before tin-own down his visage, which it seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to a most shameful... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, than I was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to a shameful length : I believe the very chin was, modestly speaking, as long as my whole face. We had... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...she held her magnifying glass full before my eyes. I no sooner saw my face in it, but was startled at the shortness of it, which now appeared to me in its...seems was too long for him. It was indeed extended to a most shameful length, I believe the very chin was, modestly speaking, as long as my whole face. We... | |
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