| 1795 - 94 pages
...and blistered; totally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate, as raw as beef, what could I do ? I could not swallow,...fingers like a fountain, over all the dishes; and Icrushed by bursts of laughter froti ail quarters. In vain did Sir Thomas reprimand the servants, and... | |
| Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...and blistered; totally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate, as raw as beef, what could I do ? I could not swallow,...fingers like a fountain, over all the dishes ; and I, crushed by bursts of laughter from all quarters. In vain did Sir Thomas reprimand the servants, and... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, an-,', palate, as raw as beef, what could 1 do? I could not swallow, and, clapping my hands upon...cursed liquor squirted through my nose and fingers liki! a fountain, over all the dishes ; and I crushed by bursts of laughter from all quarters. In vain... | |
| 1818 - 384 pages
...spirits, -with my tongue, throat, and palate, as raw as beef, what could I do ? I could nut kn-alluw, and clapping my hands upon my mouth, the cursed liquor squirted through ray nose and fingers like a fountain, over all the dishes ; and I was crushed by bursts of laughter... | |
| English essays - 1822 - 494 pages
...blistered ; totally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate, as raw as beef, what could I do ? I could not swallow,...fingers like a fountain, over all the dishes, and I crushed by bursts of laughter from all quarters. In vain did sir Thomas reprimand the servants, and... | |
| 1822 - 522 pages
...blistered. Totally unused to every kind -. ,<jf ardent spirits, with tongue, throat, and palate us raw as beef, what could I do? I could not swallow, and clapping my hand to my mouth, the cursed liquor squirted through my nose and fingers like a fountain over all the... | |
| Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pages
...unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate as raw as beef, 'what conld I do? I could not swallow, and clapping my hands upon my mouth, the cursed liquor started through my nose and fingers like a fountain over all the dishes, and I was saluted by bursts... | |
| John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...every kind of ardent spirit?, with iny tongue, throat, and palate as raw .:•• beef, u hat eonlil I do? I could not swallow ; and clapping my hands...fingers like a fountain over all the dishes, — and 1 was crushed hy bursts of laughter from all quarter«. In vain did Sir Thomas reprimand the servants,... | |
| Children - 1834 - 182 pages
...Tolally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate raw an beef, wimt could I do ! I could not swallow ! and clapping my...over all the dishes, and I was crushed by bursts of la'ighter from all quarters. In vain did Sir Thomas reprimand the servants, and Lady Friendly chide... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...and blistered. Totally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate as raw as beef, what could I do ? I could not swallow,...fountain, over all the dishes ; and I was crushed with bursts of laughter from all quarters. In vain did Sir Thomas reprimand the servants, and Lady... | |
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