 ... 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
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1884 - 890 pages
...one that by some accident was crooked and deformed, and these he used for the purpose. If a stranger regarded his ugly leg more than his handsome one he doubted him. If he spoke of it and took no notice of the handsome leg, the philosopher determined to avoid his further acquaintance.... | |
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