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" ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless. "
The Philosophy of Living - Σελίδα 73
των Herbert Mayo - 1838 - 320 σελίδες
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American Annals: Or, a Chronological History of America, from Its ..., Τόμος 1

Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 516 σελίδες
...discouraged the use of this vile weed. In train king James assured his subjects, that the smoking of it was a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dan* gerous to the lungs. Opposition made proselytes ; and the united influence of fashion and...

A Tour Through Holland: Along the Right and Left Banks of the Rhine, to the ...

Sir John Carr - 1807 - 328 σελίδες
...sentence of this extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose,...black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless." i Few would wish to withhold from a Dutchman the...

A Tour Through Holland, Along the Right and Left Banks of the Rhine, to the ...

Sir John Carr - 1807 - 334 σελίδες
...sentence of this extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose,...black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless." Few would wish to withhold from a Dutchman the...

A tour through Holland ... to the south of Germany, in ... 1806

sir John Carr - 1807 - 538 σελίδες
...extraordinary composition is somewhat laughable. " The use of " tobacco," he says, " is a custom loathesome to the eye, " hateful to the nose, harmful to the...black stinking fume thereof, " nearest resembling the horrid Stygian smoke of the pit " that is bottomless/' * Few would wish to withhold from a Dutchman...

Observations on Popular Antiquities Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's Anti ...

John Brand - 1810 - 508 σελίδες
...fo" reign civil Nations, and by all Strangers that " come among you, to be scorned and contemned ; " a Custom loathsome to the Eye, hateful to the " Nose,...the " Lungs, and in the black stinking Fume thereof, *' neerest resembling the horrible Stygian Smoke of " the Pit that is bottomless /" If even this small...

Observations on Popular Antiquities: Including the Whole of Mr. Bourne's ...

John Brand - 1810 - 510 σελίδες
...fo" reign civil Nations, and by all Strangers that " come among you, to be scorned and contemned ; " a Custom loathsome to the Eye, hateful to the " Nose,...the " Lungs, and in the black stinking Fume thereof, " neerest resembling the horrible Stygian Smoke of " the Pit that is bottomless!" If even this small...

The Leeds Correspondent, Τόμος 1

John Ryley, John Gawthorp, John Whitley - 1815 - 308 σελίδες
...all foreign civil nations, and by all strangers that come amongst you, to be scorned and contemned;' a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose,...fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible stygian pit that is bottomless." As to the smoking of tobacco, it may be beneficial to persons of gross, phlegmatic,...

A History of the United States Before the Revolution: With Some Account of ...

Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 590 σελίδες
...Portugal, for you, Madam Dingley.'* King James winds up his Counterblast in the following words: — ' A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose,...fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoko of the pit that is bottomless.' Works, p. 222. * Works, by Scott, vol. ii. pp. 25. 96 ; and in...

Saturday night

Saturday night - 1824 - 968 σελίδες
...by all foreign civil nations, and by all strangers that come among you, to be scorned and condemned; a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose,...fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian (moke of the pit that is bottomless." If even this small specimen of our learned monarch's oratory,...

The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal, Τόμος 1

1826 - 404 σελίδες
...bitterness of indignation against the fuel for the pipe. Hear what he saith again, of smoking : " It is a custom, loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful te the brain, dangerous to the lungs : and in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling...




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