 My friend with a long visage had no sooner taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that I put my own face out of countenance. The poor gentleman...  Select British Classics - Page 231803Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in- it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that I put my own face out of countenance. The poor gentlemanwas so sensible of the ridicule, that 1 found he wasashamed of what he had done: on the other... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 274 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...touch my forehead I missed the place, and clapped my fmger upon my upper lip. Besides, as my nose was exceeding prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...short face, hut he made such a grotesque figure in ft, that as I looked upon him I could not forhear laughing at myself, insomuch that I put my own face out of countenance. The poor gentleman was so sensihle of the ridicule, that I found he was asiiamed of what he had done : on the other side, I found... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 278 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...I missed the place, and clapped my finger upon my upper lip. Besides, as my nose was exceeding prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks as I... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figune in it, that as I looked upon him, I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...reason to triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead, 1 missed the place, and clapped my finger upon my upper lip. Besides, as my nose was exceeding prominent,... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead I missed the^lace, and clapped my finger upon my upper lip. Besides, as my nose was exceeding prominent, I gave... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 252 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...I missed the place, and clapped my finger upon my upper lip. Besides, as my nose was exceeding prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks as I... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grostesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...done : on the other side, I found that I myself had got no great reason to triumph ; for as I went to touch my forehead, I missed the place, and clapped... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...what he had done: on the other side, I found that I my self had no great reason to triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead I missed theplace, and clapped... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...what he had done; on the other side, I found that myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead I missed the place, and clapped... | |
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