 In the left there was a sort of engine, from the back of which were extended twenty long poles, resembling the palisadoes before your majesty's court : wherewith we conjecture the manmountain combs his head ; for we did not always trouble him with questions,...  The Marlburian - Pagina 155door Marlborough coll - 1870Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pagina’s
...white thin Subflances, folded one over another, about the Bignefs of three Men, tied with a ftrong Cable, and marked with black Figures ; which we humbly conceive to be Writings, every Letter almoft half as large as the Palm of our Hands. In the left there was a Sort of Engine, from the Back... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pagina’s
...white thin fubftances, folded one over another, about the bignefs of three men, tied with a ftrong cable, and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almoft half as large as the palm of our hands. In the left there was a fort of engine, from the back... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pagina’s
...white thin fl'bilances, folded one over another, about t!ie bignefs of three men, tied with a itrong cable, and marked with black figures ; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter alinoil half as large as the palm of our hands. In the left there was a fort of engine, from the back... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pagina’s
...white thin fubftanccs, folded one over another, about the bignefs of three men, tied with a ftrop.g cable, and marked with black figures ; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almolt half as large as the pal:n of our hands. In the left there was a fort of engine, from the back... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pagina’s
...times together. In his right waistcoat-pocket, we found a prodigious bundle of white thin substances, folded one over another, about the bigness of three...writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands. In the left, there was a sort of engine, from the back of which were extended twenty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pagina’s
...times together. In his right waistcoatpocket we found a prodigious bundle of white thin substances, folded one over another, about the bigness of three men, tied with a stroag cable, and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pagina’s
...prodigious bundle of white thin substances, folded one over another, about the bigness of three men, lied with a strong cable, and marked with black figures,...writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands. In the left there was a sort of engine, from the back of which were extended twenty... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pagina’s
...white thin fubftances, folded one over another, about the bignefs of three men, tied with a flrong cable, and marked with black figures ; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almoft half as large as the palm of our han ds. Jn the left there was a fort of engine, from the back... | |
 | Eliza Leslie - 1832 - 130 pagina’s
...found a prodigious bundle of white substances like immense sheets of paper, folded over one another and tied with a strong cable, and marked with black figures which we humbly conceive to be writing, every letter being almost as large as the palm of our hands.f In the left pocket there was... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pagina’s
...times together. In his right waistcoat pocket we found a prodigious bundle of white thin substances folded one over another, about the bigness of three...palms of our hands. In the left there was a sort of eugine, from the back of which were extended twenty long poles, resembling the palisades before your... | |
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