 But our female projectors were all the last summer so taken up with the improvement of their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to...  The Spectator - Seite 591778Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1729 - 314 Seiten
...their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift for it felf. I am engaged in this Speculation by a Sight which I lately met with at the Opera. As 1 was... | |
 | 1738 - 310 Seiten
...Petticeats, that they had not Time to attend to any Thing elfe ; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift... | |
 | 1786 - 694 Seiten
...their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing ello; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...the middle will fhift for itfelf.' I am engaged in thisfpeculation by a fight which I lately met with at the opera. As I was ftanding in the hinder part... | |
 | 1803 - 372 Seiten
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...you light your fire at both ends, the middle will » shift for itself." I am engaged in this speculation by a sight which I lately met with at the opera.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 Seiten
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else : but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, That if you light a fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself. I am engaged in this Speculation by a sight... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 Seiten
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself.' I am engaged in this speculation by a sight... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 306 Seiten
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself.' I am engaged in this speculation by a sight... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 312 Seiten
...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn their thoughts upon t! e other extremity, as •well remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 Seiten
...petticoats , that they had not time to attend to any thing else; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...you light your fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself. » 1 am engaged in this speculation by a sight which I lately met with at the Opera.... | |
 | 1819 - 308 Seiten
...their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, ' that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle, will shift for itself.' ' I am engaged in this speculation by a... | |
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