| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 498 halaman
...reign after they were fourscore years old. " They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible than the men ; besides the...described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them." — Gulliver's Travels.... | |
| Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 halaman
...they were fourscore years old. They were the most mortifying sights I ever beheld ; and the women were more horrible than the men. Besides the usual deformities...described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them. The reader will easily... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 474 halaman
...reign after they were fourscore years old. " They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible than the men ; besides the...deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliuess, in proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described! and among half a... | |
| Gerald Patrick Moriarty - 1893 - 388 halaman
...although indeed with a scanty allowance. . . . " They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than the men. Besides the...described ; and among half a dozen I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them." Attempts have been... | |
| Henry Augustin Beers - 1894 - 342 halaman
...They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld; and the women were homelier than the men Beside the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired...described; and among half a dozen I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them. ALEXANDER POPE. %... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Stanley Lane-Poole - 1896 - 328 halaman
...were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than the men. Besides 12 the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired...described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them THE GRAY HOUYHNHNM... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1896 - 510 halaman
...reign after they were fourscore years old. " They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld, and the women more horrible than the men ; besides the...deformities in extreme old age, they acquired an additional ghastliuess, in proportion to their number of years, which is not to be described ; and among half... | |
| Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 346 halaman
...last prince in their mind did not begin his reign after they were fourscore years old. men. Beside the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired...described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them. From ' A Rhapsody... | |
| Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 348 halaman
...They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld ; and the women more horrible than the men. Beside the usual deformities in extreme old age, they acquired...described ; and among half a dozen, I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a century or two between them. r From ' A Rhapsody... | |
| Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 578 halaman
...Reign after they were four-score Years old. They were the most mortifying Sight I ever beheld, and the Women more horrible than the Men. Besides the...described, and among half a Dozen I soon distinguished which was the eldest, although there was not above a Century or two between them. The Reader will easily... | |
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