 | 1739 - 312 pages
...dexterity in tipping the Lion upon them ; which is performed by fqueezing the Nofe flat to the Face, and boring out the Eyes with their Fingers : Others are called the Dancing-Mailers, and teach their Scholars to cut Capers by running Swords thro' their Legs ; a new... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...fingers: others are called the dancing, mailers, and teach their 1'cholars to cut capers by running fwords through their legs; a new invention, whether originally French I cannot tell -.ifa. third fort are the tumblers, whole office it is to fet women on their heads and commit certain... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 382 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them; which is performed by squeezing the nose fiat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others...legs ; a new invention, whether originally French I can-, not tell. A third sort are the tumblers, whose offica is to set women on their heads, and commit... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 398 pages
...boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others ara called the dancing-masters, and teach their scholar^ to cut capers ; by running swords through their legs ; a new invention, whether originally French I can. not tell. A third sort are the tumblers, whose ollica is to set women on their heads, and commit... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 388 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others...their heads, and commit certain indecencies, or rather barbaritics, on the limbs which they expose. But these I forbear to mention, because they cannot but... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers Others...new invention, whether originally French I cannot teH. A third sort are the tumblers, whose office it is to set women on their heads, and commit certain... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 682 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others...tell. A third sort are the tumblers, whose office it is to set women on their heads, and commit certain indecencies, or rather barbarities, on the limbs... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 806 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them ; which is performed by squeezing the nose fiat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers. Others...tell. A third sort are the tumblers, whose office it is to set women upon their heads, and commit certain indecencies, or rather barbarities, on the... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 286 pages
...flat to the face, and boring out the eyes with their fingers: others are called the dancing masters, and teach their scholars to. cut capers, by running...legs; a new invention, whether originally French I can not tell: a third sort.are the tumblers, whose office it is to set women on their heads, and commit... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...dexterity in tipping the lion upon them; which is performed by squeezing the nose flat to the face, anil hat of Leonora, it is not half so mischievous. whtse office is to set women on their heads, and commit certain indecencies, or rather barbarities,... | |
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... misanthropes are distinguished from one another, consist in the various kinds of barbarities which they execute upon their prisoners. Some are celebrated for a happy dexterity in tipping the lion upon them; which is performed by squeezing the nose... 
