 ... for any man under a duke; but told him at the same time, that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got a painter, by the knight's directions, to add a pair of whiskers to the...  The Spectator: ... - Page 1471718Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1896 - 232 pages
...that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it.4 Accordingly they got a painter, by the knight's directions,...whiskers to the face, and by a little aggravation to the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story had 1 The... | |
 | George Gregory Smith - 1897 - 356 pages
...but told him at the same time that it might be altered with a very few Touches, and that he himself would be at the Charge of it Accordingly they got a Painter by the Knight's Direcv tions to add a pair of Whiskers to the Face, and by a little Aggravation of the* Features to... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - Literary Criticism - 1897 - 234 pages
...but told him at the same time, that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got a painter, by the 20 knight's directions, to add a pair of whiskers to the face, and by a little aggravation of the features... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - English essays - 1898 - 450 pages
...but told him at the same time that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got...features to change it into the ' Saracen's Head.' I should not have known this story had not the innkeeper upon Sir Roger's alighting told him in my... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 578 pages
...but told him at the same time that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got...the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story, had not the innkeeper, upon Sir Roger's alighting, told him in... | |
 | SAMUEL THRBER - 1898 - 236 pages
...but told him at the same time, that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got...the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story, had not the innkeeper, upon Sir Roger's alighting, told him in... | |
 | Susan Hale - Eighteenth century - 1898 - 334 pages
...but told him, at the same time, that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got...the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story had not the inn-keeper, upon Sir Roger's alighting, told him in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1898 - 264 pages
...him at the same time that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be s at the charge of it. Accordingly they got a painter,...whiskers to the face, and by a little aggravation to the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story had not the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1899 - 264 pages
...told him at the same time, 30 that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly, they got...the features to change it into the Saracen's Head. I should not have known this story, had not the inn-keeper, upon Sir Roger's alighting, told him in... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1899 - 226 pages
...told him at the same time that it might be altered with a very few touches, and that he 10 himself would be at the charge of it. Accordingly they got...aggravation of the features to change it into the Saracen's Head.0 I should not have known this story had not 15 the inn-keeper, upon Sir Roger's alighting, told... | |
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