 | Thomas Brown (the elder, pseud.) - 1818 - 770 pages
...stubble beard shone like a field at harvest home : besides, he was perfumed like a milliner; and betwixt his finger and his thumb he held a pouncet-box, which ever and anon he gave his nose." Nothing can be more close than the resemblance when his lordship was a very gay officer, in a very... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1819 - 424 pages
...like a stubble-land at harvest-home. He was perfumed like a milliner; And 'twixt his finger and hi? thumb he held A pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose ;— and still hesroil'd, and talk'd : And as the soldiers bare dead bodies by, He call'd them untaught knaves,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...stubble-land at harvest home • • Expectation* 1 ForthMd. t Dull. j Diipoiition. || Ready went. IACTI very p [talk'd ; Took it in snuff:— and still he smil d, and And, as the soldiers bore dead bodies by, He... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1823 - 418 pages
...dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom ; and his chin new-reap'd, Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home. He was perfumed like a milliner ; And 'twixt his finger...pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose ; — and still he smil'd, and talk'd : And as the soldiers bare dead bodies by, He call'd them untaught knaves,... | |
 | John Ruthven (3rd earl of Gowrie.), Eliza Logan - 1823 - 324 pages
...we conclude this chapter. CHAPTER X. He was perfumed like a milliner, And 'twixt his finger and bis thumb he held A pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose, and took't away again. SHAKSPEARK. THE beauty and amiable qualities of Lady Agnes Somerdale were of that kind which gain so... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 556 pages
...dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom : and his chin, new reap'd, Show'd like a stubble land at harvest-home : He was perfumed like a milliner; And 'twixt his finger...pouncet-box, which, ever and anon, He gave his nose, and took 't away again ; And still he smiled and talk'd ; And, as the soldiers bore dead bodies by, He... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 518 pages
...harvest-home ; He was perfumed likr a milliner; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held A pouncet-box,4 which ever and anon He gave his nose, and took't away again; — Who, therewith anirrv, when it next came there, Took it in snuff': --.nid still he smil'd, and talk'd; And, as 'ho... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 pages
...ilivss'd, Fresh as a bridegroom ; and his chin, new reap'd, Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home; uch : for the poor wren, The most diminutive of birds,...fight, Her young ones in her nest, against the owl. tonk't away again ; Who, therewith angry, when it next came there, Took it ill snuff: — and still... | |
 | John Harman Bedford - 1825 - 268 pages
...with a hilt of the same metal, completed the singular dress of this singular character. In his hand he held " a pouncet-box, which ever and anon he gave his nose," and handed to all near him. He walked very infirm, and was anxious to be thought much younger than he really... | |
 | 1826 - 508 pages
...neat, trimly dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom ; and his chin, new reap'd, Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest home : He was perfumed like a milliner...ever and anon He gave his nose, and took't away again ; And still he smil'd, and talk'd : And, as the soldiers bore dead bodies by, He call'd them — untaught... | |
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He was perfumed like a milliner; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held A pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose and took 't away again; Who therewith angry, when it next came there, Took it in snuff... 
