 | John Walker - 1813 - 1014 páginas
...to defend his eies from the light ; about every 3 houres his man was to bring him a roll and a pott of ale* to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till night • and then he made a good supper : now he did well not to 'dine, w* breakes oft' one's fancy, wrh... | |
 | 1822 - 590 páginas
...defend his eies from the light ; about every three board his man was to bring him a roll and a pott of ale, to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he studied, and drank, and rannched gome bread ; and this maintained him till night ; and then he made a good supper. Now, he... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1823 - 586 páginas
...defend his eies from the light : about every three hours his man was to bring him a roll and a pott of ale to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he studied...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till night, and then he made a good supper " Now," adds old Aubrey, " he did well not to dine, which breakes off... | |
 | 1824 - 436 páginas
...defend his eies from the light ; »bout every three hours, his man was to bring him a roll aod a pott of ale, to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till uiglit, and then he made a good supper. S- Butler alludes to this al« drinking: — '•' Those that... | |
 | Charles Turner Thackrah - 1831 - 140 páginas
...are in many persons affected even immediately by the state of the bowels. * Poor prick-eared Prime, a man of immense reading, fell into both these errors....man went to bring him a roll and a pot of ale, to refociliate his wasted spirits : so he studied and drank and munched some bread, and this maintained... | |
 | 1846 - 516 páginas
...defend his eies from the light ; about every three houres, his man was to bring him a roll and a pott of ale, to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he studied and drank, and this maintained him till night, when he made a good supper." These are butfew of the modes resorted... | |
 | F. S., Frederick Saunders - 1853 - 306 páginas
...defend his eies from the light ; about every three houres, his man was to bring him a roll and a pott of ale, to refocillate his wasted spirits ; so he studied and drank, and this maintained him till night, when he made a good supper." These are but few of the modes resorted... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 714 páginas
...which served him as an umbrella to defend his eyes from the light. About every three hours his man was to bring him a roll and a pot of ale, to refocillate...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till night, and then he made a good supper. He was of a strange saturnine complexion : Sir CW [Sir Christopher... | |
 | 1859 - 534 páginas
...which served him as an umbrella to defend his eyes from the light. About every three hours his man was to bring him a roll and a pot of ale, to refocillate...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till night, and then he made a good supper." The laws of the book-trade are set forth by Mr. Masson from the abundant... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1872 - 514 páginas
...which served him as an umbrella to defend his eyes from the light. About every three hours his man was to bring him a roll and a pot of ale, to refocillate...munched some bread ; and this maintained him till night, and then he made a good supper." Refocillation is a favourite resource — whatever the word may be... | |
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His manner of study was this : He wore a long quilt cap, which came two or three inches at' least over his eyes, which served him as an umbrella to defend his eyes from the light. About every three hours his man was to bring him a roll and a pot of ale,... 
