 | 1830 - 410 pagini
...not have devised a more subtle trap to retake a backsliding penitent. The transition, from gulping down draughts of liquid fire, to puffing out innocuous...brought with him in the end seven worse than himself. " I should repel my readers, from a mere incapacity of believing me, were I to tell them what tobacco... | |
 | 1830 - 398 pagini
...not have devised a more subtle trap to retake a backsliding penitent. The transition, from gulping down draughts of liquid fire, to puffing out innocuous...but he puts the trick upon us, of two for one. That, (comparatively,)white devil of tobacco brought with him in the end seven worse than himself. " It were... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pagini
...he is too hard for us when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter ; and when we think to set oil' a new failing against an old infirmity, 'tis odds but he puts the trick upon ui of two for one. That, (comparatively,) white devil of tobacco brought with him in the end seven... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pagini
...so like cheating him. Hut he is too hard for us when we hops to commute. He beats us at barter; and when we think to set off a new failing against an...of two for one. That (comparatively) white devil of tobaeco brought with him in the end seven worse than himself. It were impertinent to carry the reader... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1851 - 964 pagini
...so like cheating him. But he is too hard for us when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter; and when we think to set off a new failing against an old infirmity, 'tis odds hut he puts the trick upon us of two for one. That (comparatively) white devil of tobacco brought with... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1852 - 684 pagini
...so like cheating him. But he is too hard for us when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter ; and ܐɆ=U1 9& :JP 4fe Z M ޕn C C 1^ 3 Pi gB~ ŵ % O ш the end seven worse than himself. It were impertinent to carry the reader through all the processes... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 pagini
...so like cheating him. But he is too hard for us when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter ; and when we think to set off a new failing against an...brought with him in the end seven worse than himself. ' ' I have seen a print after Correggio, in which three female figures are ministering to a man who... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pagini
...wl when ift think to set off a new failing against an oki infirmity, 'tis odds but he puts the tries upon us of two for one. That (comparatively) white devil of tobacco brought with him _n the end seven worse than himself. It were impertinent to carry the readier through all the processes... | |
 | Jane E. Stebbins - 1874 - 516 pagini
...like cheating him. But he is too hard for us, when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter ; and when we think to set off a new failing against an...infirmity, 'tis odds but he puts the trick upon us for two to one. " That (comparatively) white devil of tobacco brought with him, in the end, seven worse... | |
 | Jane E. Stebbins - 1876 - 526 pagini
...like cheating him. But he is too hard for us, when we hope to commute. He beats us at barter ; and when we think to set off a new failing against an...infirmity, 'tis odds but he puts the trick upon us for two to one. " That (comparatively) white devil of tobacco brought with him, in the end, seven worse... | |
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The Devil could not have devised a more subtle trap to re-take a backsliding penitent. The transition, from gulping down draughts of liquid fire to puffing out innocuous blasts of dry smoke, was so like cheating him. But he is too hard for us when we... 
