 I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cipher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if she were of a kickable substance, than either honored or humored.  A History of American Literature - Page 228by Moses Coit Tyler - 1878Full view - About this book
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 492 lehte
..."instituted" against long hair ; and a lady who wore a fashionable dress, pronounced by a high cleric " fitter to be kicked, if she were of a kickable substance, than humoured." What wonder that the ascetic zealots, who were kindled into a rage of gloom by the sight... | |
 | John Nichol - 1882 - 496 lehte
...instituted" against long hair ; and a lady who wore a fashionable dress, pronounced by a high cleric " fitter to be kicked, if she were of a kickable substance, than humoured." What wonder that the ascetic zealots, who were kindled into a rage of gloom by the sight... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1889 - 360 lehte
...whatever it be, I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the epitome of Nothing, fitter to be kicked, if she...beyond the ken of my understanding to conceive how these women should have any true grace or valuable virtue, that have so little wit as to disfigure... | |
 | William Stevens Brockway - 1889 - 128 lehte
...of the court — I mean the very newest, with the egge to be in it in all haste, whatever it be — I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the...of a cipher, the epitome of nothing; fitter to be kickt, if shee were of a kickable substance, than either honour'd or humour'd. To speak moderately,... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - 1889 - 540 lehte
...this week, — what the nudiustertian fashion of the court, — with eggc to be in it in all haste ; I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the...of a cipher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if she were of a kickable substance, than cither honored or humored." It is doubtful if the... | |
 | Arthur Gilman - 1889 - 538 lehte
...gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cipher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if she were of a kickable substance, than either honored or humored." It is doubtful if the " nugiperous gcntledames" knew enough Latin to understand the " loose-tongued... | |
 | 1908 - 558 lehte
...the nudiustertian fashion of the Court ; with egg [desire] to be in it in all haste, whatever it be; I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the...epitome of Nothing, fitter to be kicked, if she were a kickable substance, than either honored or humored. ' ' It is evident that, besides being a widower,... | |
 | Angus Evan Abbott - 1893 - 508 lehte
...fashion of the court ; I meane the very newest : with egge to be in it in all haste, what ever it be ; I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if shee were of a kickable substance, than either... | |
 | Anne Hollingsworth Wharton - 1894 - 264 lehte
...latest fashion" in no measured terms, denominating the five or six such in the Colony of Massachusetts as " the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cipher, the epitome of nothing," to which he added, " It is no marvel they wear trails on the hinder part of their heads, having nothing... | |
 | Anne Hollingsworth Wharton - 1894 - 330 lehte
...latest fashion" in no measured terms, denominating the five or six such in the Colony of Massachusetts as "the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cipher, the epitome of nothing," to which he added, " It is no marvel they wear trails on the hinder part of their heads, having nothing... | |
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