 Slavery ; vastly fond of great Noises that fill the Ear, such as the firing of Cannon, Drums, and the ringing of Bells, so that it is common for a number of them, that have got a Glass in their Heads, to go up into some Belfry, and ring the Bells for...  The Spell of England - Pagina 143de Julia de Wolf Addison - 1922 - 433 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | Bristol and West of England architectural society - 1846 - 226 pagini
...that it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads to get up into the belfrey and ring the bells for hours together for the sake of exercise." Without stopping to refute the imputation on our people's sobriety, we cannot but mention in contrast... | |
 | Leitch Ritchie - 1848 - 392 pagini
...ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so that it is common for a number of them, that have got a glass in their heads, to...bells for hours together for the sake of exercise. If they see a foreigner very well made, or particularly handsome, they will say, it is a pity he is... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - 1849 - 472 pagini
...noises, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells, so that it is common for a number of them, that have got a glass in their heads, to go up into some belfrey, and ring the bells for hours together." The Londoners still encourage the same practice, to... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1854 - 338 pagini
...noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannons, drums, &c. So that it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads, to go up some belfry, and ring the bells for hours together, for the sake of exercise. ' ' The queen was eqally... | |
 | William Collings Lukis - 1857 - 204 pagini
...; so that it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads to get up into the belfry and ring the bells for hours together for the sake of exercise." A very curious Latin book, published about the year 1600, contains a lawyer's decision whether the... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - 1861 - 470 pagini
...noises, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells, so that it is common for a number of them, that have got a glass in their heads, to...some belfry, and ring the bells for hours together." The Londoners still encourage the same practice, to the great annoyance sometimes of quiet people.... | |
 | John Stoughton - 1862 - 266 pagini
...that fill the ear, and it is common for a number of them, that have got a glass in their heads, to get up into some belfry, and ring the bells for hours together for the sake of exercise." Two relics of the loyalty of the age, the one belonging to Eton College, the other to the town of Windsor,... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 314 pagini
...ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so that it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads, to go...bells for hours together, for the sake of exercise. If they see a foreigner very well made or particularly handsome, they will say, It is a pity he is... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1864 - 374 pagini
...drums, &c. So that it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads, to go up some belfry, and ring the bells for hours together, for the sake ofexcercise." The queen was equally attached to noise and uproar. She used to listen, during her meals,... | |
 | William Brenchley Rye - 1865 - 464 pagini
...London it is common for a number of them that have got a glass in their heads (qui se inebriaverinf) to go up into some belfry, and ring the bells for hours together, for the sake of exercise. If ' they see a foreigner very well made, or particularly handsome, they will say, " It is a pity he... | |
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