 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...mouth of him. who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them, to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed, diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft flap on his eyes; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 456 pages
...hearing; for which reason those people who are ahle to afford it always keep a flapper in their family, as one of their domesties ; nor ever walk ahout, or make...diligently to attend his master in his walks ; and upon occasion, to give a soft flap upon his eyes ; hecanse he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...mouth of him who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft slap on his eyes ; because he is always so wrapped up in co* By this description... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...mouth of him who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft slap on his eyes ; because he is always so wrapped up in co* By th.is description... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1847 - 492 pages
...to afford it, always keep a flapper in their family, as one of their domestics, nor ever walk about, or make visits, without him. This flapper is likewise...diligently to attend his master in his walks, and, upon occasion, to give a soft flap upon his eyes ; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...mouth of him who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft flap on his eyes, because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...their family, as one of their domestics; nor ever walk ubout, or make visits without him. This 6apper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks; and, upon occasion, to give a soft .flap upon his eyes, because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...mouth of him who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft flap on his eyes; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1857 - 642 pages
...afford it, always keep a flapper in their family, as one of their domestics ; nor ever walk about, or make visits without him. This flapper is likewise...diligently to attend his master in his walks ; and, upon occasion, to give a soft flap upon his eyes, because he is always so wrapped up, in cogitation, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1864 - 416 pages
...mouth of him who is to speak, and the right ear of him or them to whom the speaker addresses himself. This flapper is likewise employed diligently to attend ~-—-^= his master in his walks, and upon occasion to give him a soft flap on his eyes ; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that... | |
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... on his eyes ; because he is always so wrapped up in cogitation, that he is in manifest danger of falling down every precipice, and bouncing his head against every post : and in the streets, of jostling others, or being jostled himself into the kennel. 
