 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
 | 1903 - 1048 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...face out of countenance. The poor gentleman was so sensib'e of the ridicule, that I found he was ashamed of what he had done ; on the other side I found... | |
 | 1907 - 264 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 myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I bent to touch my forehead, I missed the place and clapped my finger upon my upper lip! Besides, as... | |
 | Mary E. Doyle - 1909 - 508 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 myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I bent to touch my forehead, I missed the place and clapped my finger upon my upper lip! Besides, as... | |
 | Mary E. Doyle - 1909 - 508 pages
...he had done; on the other side, I found that I myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I bent to touch my forehead, 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. The... | |
 | Kate Forrest Oswell, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1912 - 618 pages
...taken upon him my short face, but he made such grotesque 2 figure in it that, as I looked upon him, I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...my own face out of countenance. The poor gentleman iso was so sensible of the ridicule that I found he was ashamed of what he had done: on the other side,... | |
 | 1912 - 414 pages
...sooner taken upon hin my short face, but he made such a grotesque figure that, as I looked upon him, I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that I put my own face out of tenance. The poor gentleman was so sensible of the rid cule, that I found he was ashamed of what he... | |
 | Mary E. Doyle - 1913 - 240 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 myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I bent to touch my forehead, I missed the place and clapped my finger upon my upper lip ! Besides, as... | |
 | James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - 1914 - 394 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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1921 - 506 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...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 exceedingly prominent,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 466 pages
...as she had got it into her possession, much more disagreeable than the old one. I looked upon him, I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that...ashamed of what he had done. On the other side, I myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead, I missed the place, and... | |
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