 | 1830 - 436 pages
...his Herculean frame, stood erect, touched the ceiling with his wig, stared, or squinted — indeed, looked any way but the right way. At last, with mouth...soul living, while you breathe.' And so, sir," said my host, " you have the positive fact from the simple mouth of your humble servant." VARIETIES. New... | |
 | American literature - 1830 - 252 pages
...stared or squinted— indeed, looked any way but the right way. At last, with mouth wide open (and none of the smallest) and stomach heaving, he with...abominable adventure to any soul living while you breathe.1 " And so sir," said mine host, " you have the positive fact from the simple mouth of your... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1831 - 256 pages
...Herculean frame, with his mouth wide open, and stomach heaving: it last ho recovered his breath, and roared out, with the lungs of a Stentor—" Mr. Boswell,...under pain of my eternal displeasure, never utter 15 u single s\ liable of this abominable adventure to any soul living while you breathe." RIGID ECONOMY.... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - American wit and humor - 1836 - 322 pages
...breath, and looking at Boswell with dignified contempt, he roared out, with the lungs of a Stentoj, ' Mr. Boswell, sir, leave off laughing ; and under pain...fact from the simple mouth of your humble servant." Stuttering Letter. A certain old woman took from the post-office in the town of G , a letter. Not knowing... | |
 | John Diprose - 1854 - 152 pages
...stood erect, touched the ceiling with his wig, stared, or squinted — -indeed, looked any way hut the right way. At last, with mouth wide open, (none...abominable adventure to any soul living, while you breath. — And so. sir," said mine host, " you have the positive fact from the simple mouth of your... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - Wit and humor - 1894 - 462 pages
...he roared out, with the lungs of a stentor, " Mr. Boswell, sir, leave off laughing ; and, under the pain of my eternal displeasure, never utter a single...adventure to any soul living, while you breathe." THE RIVAL BROOM MAKERS. A thieving fellow, naturally sly, " Cheaper than all the world,'1 his wares... | |
 | Wit and humor - 184? - 310 pages
...his breath, and looking at Boswell with dignified contempt, he roared out, with the lungs ofaStentor, 'Mr. Boswell, sir, leave off laughing; and under pain...abominable adventure to any soul living, while you breathe.'—And so, sir," said mine host, " you have the positive fact from the simple mouth of your... | |
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The doctor gathered up his Herculean frame, stood erect, touched the ceiling with his wig, stared, or squinted — indeed, looked any way but the right way. At last, with mouth wide open (none of the smallest), and stomach heaving, he with some difficulty... 