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" Every professed, inveterate, and incurable snuff-taker, (says Lord Stanhope) at a moderate computation takes one pinch in ten minutes. Every pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances, consumes... "
The Natural History of Remarkable Trees, Shrubs, and Plants - Page 139
1821
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The New Lady's Magazine, Or, Polite and Entertaining Companion for ..., Volume 3

1788 - 742 pages
...agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nofe, and other incidental clrcumftanc«s. confumes one minute and a half. One minute and a half out, of every ten, allowing fixtcen hour* to a friuff taking day, amounts to. two hours and twenty-four minutes out of every natural...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 13

English literature - 1788 - 522 pages
...the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nofc, and other incidental circumstances, confumes a minute and a half. One minute and a half out of every ten, allowing fixieen hours to a muff-taking day, amounts to two hours and twenty-four mioutes uut ot every natural...
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Crusoe, written by himself [by D. Defoe

Daniel Defoe - 1815 - 602 pages
...the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances, consumes one minute and a half out of every ten , allowing sixteen hours to n snuff-taker's day, amounts to two hoursand twenty-four minutes out of every natural day, and one...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 21

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 808 pages
...Етету pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nofe, &c. confumcs a minóte and a half. One minute and a half out of every ten, allowing 1 6 hours to a fnuff taking day, amoucti to two hours and 24 minutes a day, or one day out of every...
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Tickler, Or, Monthly Compendium of Good Things, in Prose and ..., Volumes 1-3

English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...blowing and wiping the nose, and otherincidentalcircumstances, consumes a minute and a half. One mimute and a half out of every ten, allowing sixteen hours...to two hours and twenty-four minutes out of every natural day, or one day out of every ten. One day out of every ten amounts to thirty-six days and a...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Volume 1

1821 - 772 pages
...moderate computation takes one pinch in ten minutes. Every pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances,...to two hours and twenty-four minutes out of every natural day, or one day out of every ten. One day out of every ten amounts to thirty-six days and a...
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The Literary Journal, Volume 1

1821 - 770 pages
...moderate computation takes one pinch in ten minutes. Ever)' pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances,...half, out of every ten, allowing sixteen hours to a snuff taking day, amounts to two hours and twentyfour minutes out of every natural day, or one day...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 14

1854 - 1112 pages
...computation, takes one pinch every ten minutes. Every pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances,...half out of every ten, allowing sixteen hours to a snuff-taker's day, (and he always begins early and keeps it up late,) amounts to two hours and twenty-four...
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Saturday night

Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...moderate computation, takes one pinch in ten minutes. Every pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances,...to two hours and twenty-four minutes out of every natural day, or one day out of ever}' ten. One day out of every ten amounts to thirty-six days and...
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Saturday Night: Comprising a Review of New Publications, Biography ..., Volume 1

1824 - 486 pages
...moderate computation, takes one pinch in ten minutes. Every pinch, with the agreeable ceremony of blowing and wiping the nose, and other incidental circumstances,...half out of every ten, allowing sixteen hours to a snufftalcing day, amounts to two hours and twenty-four minutes out of every natural day, or one day...
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