 ... when it was likely to prove good or bad ; but, there being no instrument invented to discover, at first sight, this unpleasing disposition in a person, he for that purpose made use of his legs; one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some...  The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Page 149edited by - 1793Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...his legs, one of which was remarkably handsome, the other by some accident, crooked and deformed. Ifa stranger, at the first interview, regarded his ugly...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs; one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger, at the first interview, kept his eye on his ugly leg more than the handsome one, he doubted him; if lie spoke of it, and took... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs : one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs; one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...ugly leg more than his handsome one, he doubted him. 8 If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs, one of which was remark-- ably handsome, the other, by some accident, ' crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs, one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs, one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs, one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs, one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...person, he, for that purpose, made use of his legs ; one of which was remarkably handsome, the other, by some accident, crooked and deformed. If a stranger,...than his handsome one, he doubted him. If he spoke of it, and took no notice of the handsome leg, that was sufficient to determine my philosopher to have... | |
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