 | James Howell - England - 1655 - 552 pages
...when they are over-dr'd with Labour, take out their boxes of fmutchin, and draw it into their Noftrils with a quill, and it will beget new Spirits in them, with a freih vigour to fall to their work again. In Barbary, and other pane of Africk, 'ris wonderful what... | |
 | James Howell - England - 1737 - 536 pages
...draw it into their Noftrils with a Quill, and it will beget new Spirits in them with a frefh Vigor to fall to their Work again. In Barbary and other Parts of Afrlc, 'tis wonderful what a fmall Pill of Tobacco will do; for thofe who ufe to ride poft thro' the... | |
 | James Howell - England - 1737 - 538 pages
...Serving-maid upon the Wafhing-block, and the Swain upon the Plough-fhare, when they are tir'd with Labour, take out their Boxes of Smutchin and draw it into their Noftrils with a Quill, and it will beget new Spirits in them with a frefh Vigor to fall to their Work... | |
 | James Howell - England - 1754 - 534 pages
...when they are tired with Labour, take out their Bxoes of Smutch in, and draw it into their Noftrils with a Quill, and it will beget new Spirits in them, with a frefh Vigor to fall to their Work again. In Barbary, and other Parts of dfriclt, it is wonderful what... | |
 | English literature - 1825 - 542 pages
...serving-maid upon the washing-block, and the swain upon the plough-share, when they are tired with labour, take out their boxes of smutchin, and draw it into their nostrils with a quill." This mode of taking it, whence, in old plays, we read of a spoonfull of snuff, is still customary in... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 490 pages
...The serving-maid upon the washing-block, and the swain upon his ploughshare, when they are tired with labour, take out their boxes of smutchin, and draw it into their nostrils with a quill." This mode of taking it, whence, in old plays, we read of a spoonful of snuff, is still customary in... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1857 - 436 pages
...servingmaid upon the washing -block, and the swain upon the plowshare, when they are overtir'd with labour, take out their boxes of smutchin and draw...and it will beget new spirits in them, with a fresh orjour to fall to their work again. — Epistolce Ho-Elianm, Jan. 1st, 1646. Cowper and Smoking. —... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1857 - 444 pages
...plowshare, when they are overtir'd with labour, take out their boxcs of smutchin and draw it into then- nostrils with a quill, and it will beget new spirits in them, with a fresh orjour to fall to their work again. — Eptstolce IIo-EHana, Jan. 1st, 1646. Cowper and Smoking. —... | |
 | Robert Nares - English language - 1859 - 544 pages
...the serving-maid upun the washing block, and the swain upon the plough-share, when uieyare tired with labour, take out their boxes of smutchin, and draw it into their nostrils with a quill. Letters, B. iii, L. 7. A SNACH, *. A snare, or trap. For which they did prepare A new found snaca,... | |
 | William B. Dana - Commerce - 1862 - 588 pages
...servant-maid upon the washing-block, and the swain upon the ploughshare, when over-tired with their labor, take out their boxes of smutchin and draw it into...quill, and it will beget new spirits in them, with fresh vigor to fall to their work again." There is doubtless some connection between the word " smulchin... | |
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I believe there's as much taken this Way in Ireland as there is in Pipes in England; one shall commonly see the Servingmaid upon the Washing-block, and the Swain upon the Plough-share, when they are tir'd with Labour, take out their Boxes of Smutchin... 
