I went with a friend to visit this man, who highly entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked foot upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and toast between his great and second toe to his mouth, with as much facility as if his foot... Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society - Seite 447von Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh - 1823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...half-naked foot upon the table as he fat, and carrying his tea and toaft between his great and fecond toe to his mouth, with as much facility as if his foot had been a hand, and his 343 toes fingers. I put half a (hcet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and inkhorn. He threw off... | |
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...halfnaked foot upon the table as he fat, and carrying his tea and toalt between his great and fccond toe to his mouth, with as much facility as if his foot had been a hand, and his toes fingers. 1 put half a fheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and inkhorn. He threw off his fhoes S3 he fat,... | |
| William Granger - 1807 - 538 Seiten
...half-naked foot upon the table as he fat, and carrying his tea and toaft between his great and fecond tee to his mouth, with as much facility as if his foot...had been a hand, and his toes fingers. I put half a fheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and inkhorn. He threw oF his fiioes as he fat, took the ink-horn... | |
| James Caulfield - 1819 - 268 Seiten
...a friend to visit this man, who highly entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked foot upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and...facility as if his foot had been a hand, and his toes ringers. I put half a sheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and ink-horn : he threw off his shoes... | |
| World - 1868 - 528 Seiten
..."lie highly entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked foot upon the table as he sat, nnd carrying his tea and toast between his great and second...upon the floor, with a pen and ink-horn. He threw ofl his shoes as he sat, took the ink-horn in the toes of his left foot, and held the pen hi those... | |
| John Platts - 1876 - 986 Seiten
...had ocular proof of his dexterity. He highly entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked feet upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea...upon the floor, with a pen and ink-horn. He threw off nis shoes as he sat, took the ink-horn in the toes of his left foot, and held the pen in those of his... | |
| William Andrews - 1880 - 342 Seiten
...went with a friend to visit this man, who highly entertained us at breakfast by putting his naked foot upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and...half a sheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and ink horn ; he threw off his shoes as he sat, took the ink horn in the toes of his left foot, and held... | |
| John Platts - 1882 - 558 Seiten
...entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked feet upon the table as he sat, and carry 'ng his tea and toast between his great and second toe...upon the floor, with a pen and ink-horn. He threw off nis shoes as he sat, took the ink-horn in the toes of his left foot, and held the pen in those of his... | |
| Edmund Fillingham King - 1894 - 712 Seiten
...a friend to visit this man, who highly entertained us at breakfast, by putting his half-naked foot upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and...if his foot had been a hand, and his toes fingers. J put half a sheet 01 paper upon the floor, with a pen and ink-horn : he threw off his shoes as he... | |
| Wesley Historical Society - 1904 - 366 Seiten
...says Walton, 'to visit this man, who highly entertained us at breakfast by putting his halfnaked foot upon the table as he sat, and carrying his tea and...facility as if his foot had been a hand and his toes f1ngers. I put half a sheet of paper upon the floor, with a pen and ink horn ; he threw off his shoes... | |
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