 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
 | Joseph Addison - 1863 - 202 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such a grotesque fignre in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself ; insomuch that...own face out of countenance. The poor gentleman was BO sensible of the ridicule, that I found he was ashamed of what he had done : on the other side, I... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1864 - 470 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, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - 1864 - 344 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... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...taken upon him my short face, than lie 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 exceedingly prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks as... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pages
...sooner taken upon him my short face, but he made so grotesque a figure, 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 exceedingly prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks as... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1870 - 688 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. [Be sides as my nose was exceeding prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks as I... | |
 | 1870 - 720 pages
...taken upon him my short face, than ho made such a grotesque figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...gentleman was so sensible of the ridicule, that I found ho was ashamed of what he had done ; on the other side, I found that I had myself no great reason to... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 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 exceedingly prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks, as... | |
 | 1872 - 556 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 exceedingly prominent, I gave it two or three unlucky knocks, as... | |
 | Casket - 1874 - 840 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... | |
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