 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...had eaten his macaroon, I preffed him to come in—the poor beaft was heavyloaded—his legs- feemed to tremble under him—. he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his fialter, it broke fhort in my hand—he looked up penfive in my face—— " Don't tiirafli me with... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 pages
...eaten his macaroon, I preffed him to come in — the poor beaft was heavy loaded — his legs feemed to tremble under him—* he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his l.alur, it broke fhort in my hand— helooked up penfive in my face——" Don't thrafh me with it... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1790 - 390 pages
...had eaten his macaroon, I prefled him to come in the poor beaft was heavy loaded — his legs feemed to tremble under him — he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his halter, it broke fhort in my hand he looked up penfive in my face " Don't thrafh me with it, but if youwill, you may"... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...eaten his macnroon, I prefs'd him to come in— the poor belli was heavy loaded — hi* legs feem'd to tremble under him — he hung rather backwards, and, as I pulled at his halter, it broke fliort in my hand— he look'd up penfive in my face — " Don't t.irafh me with it— but if you will,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1799 - 392 pages
...had eaten his macaroon, I prefled him to come in the poor beaft was heavy loaded--— his legs feemed to tremble under him' — he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his halter, it broke fliort in my hand—- — he looked up penfivg in my face- - . '• Don't thrafli me with it, but if... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 502 pages
...afs had eaten his macaroon, I prefs'd him to come in the poor beaft was heavy loaded his legs feemed to tremble under him — he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his halter, it broke fhort in my hand he looked up penfive in my face — " Don't thrafh me with it — but, if you " will,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 396 pages
...heart smites me, that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit, of seeing how an ass would «at a macaroon than of benevolence in giving him one, which presided in the a&» When the ass had eaten his macaroon, I press'd him to come in -the poor beast was heavy loaded... | |
 | Epigrams, Greek - 1806 - 312 pages
...my heart smites me that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit of seeing how an ass would eat a macaroon, than of benevolence in giving him one, which presided in the act," It would be hard to say what figure an ass would make while thus engaged ; but we are told by Valerius... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...me that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit of seeing how an ass would eat a maca135 roon, than of benevolence in giving him one, which presided in the act." It would be hard to say what figure an ass would make while thus engaged ; but we are told by Valerius... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...my heart smites me, that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit, of seeing how an ass would eat a macaroon than of benevolence in giving him one,...in the act. When the ass had eaten his macaroon, I press'd him to come in — the poor beast was heavy loaded — his legs seem'd to tremble under him... | |
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em, which I had just bought, and gave him one ; — and, at this moment that I am telling it, my heart smites me that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit of seeing how an ass would eat a macaroon than of benevolence in giving him one, which presided... 
