| Great Britain - 1710 - 454 pages
...Footmen, and downright ftarved^me ^ infomuch that I daily pined away, and fhould never have been reliev'd, had it not been, that on the Thirtieth Day of my Life,...utterly loft for want of that Method : Upon which he fous'd me Head and Ears into a Pail of Water, where I had the good Fortune to be drowned, and fo efcap'd... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1712 - 398 pages
...inlbmuch that I daily pinecTaway, and fliould never have been t ^ -reliev'd, had it not been, that on rhe Thirtieth Day of my Life, a Fellow of the Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to vilit me, and folemnly protefted.l was utterly loft for want of that Method : Upon which he fous'd... | |
| 1751 - 330 pages
...the Footman, and downright ftarved me ; infomuch that I daily pined away, and mould never have been relieved had it not been, that on the thirtieth Day...utterly loft for want of that Method : Upon which he fous'd me Head and Ears into a Pail of Water, where I had the good Fortune to be drowned, and fo efcaped... | |
| 1785 - 698 pages
...the footman, and downright ftarved me; infomuch ihat I daily pined a%vay, and mould never have been relieved, had it not been that, on the thirtieth day...Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to vrfit me, and folemnly protelted I was utterly lo!t for want of that method: upon which he foufed me... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1786 - 516 pages
...info" much that I daily pined away, and fliould ne" ver have been relieved had it not been thatx *e on the thirtieth day of my life, a Fellow of " the...upon Cold " Baths, came to vifit me, and folemnly pro-; <f tefted, I was utterly loft for want of that me" thod * : upon which he foufed me head and... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...the footman, and downright starved me; insomuch that I daily pined away, and should never have been relieved had it not been that, on the thirtieth day...royal society, who had writ upon cold baths, came to visit me, and solemnly protested, I was utterly lost for want of that method 8 : upon which he soused... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...the footman, and downright starved me ; insomuch that I daily pined away, and should never have been relieved had it not been that, on the thirtieth day...Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to visit me, and solemnly protested, I was utterly lost for want of that method * ; upon which he soused... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...the footman, and downright starved me; insomuch that I daily pined away, and should never have been relieved had it not been that, on the thirtieth day...Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to visit me, and solemnly protested, I was utterly lost for want of that method*; upon which he soused... | |
| English essays - 1823 - 380 pages
...that I daily pined away, and should never have been relieved had it not been, that, on the thirteenth day of my life, a fellow of the Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to visit me, and solemnly protested, I was utterly lost for want of that method*; upon which he soused... | |
| English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...the footman, and downright starved me ; insomuch that I daily pined away, and should never have been relieved had it not been that, on the thirtieth day...Royal Society, who had writ upon Cold Baths, came to visit me, and solemnly protested, I was utterly lost for want of that method :* upon which he soused... | |
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