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" It began upon the following Occasion. It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive Way of breaking Eggs before we eat them, was upon the larger End: But his present Majesty's Grand-father, while he was a Boy, going to eat 40 an Egg, and breaking it... "
Vergilius Redivivus: Studies in Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry - Page 62
by Estelle Haan - 2005 - 210 pages
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A voyage to Lilliput

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...engaged in a moft obftibate War for fix and thirty Moons part. It began upon the following Occafion. It is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way...before we eat them, was upon the larger End : But his prefent Majefty's Grandfather, while he was a Boy, going to eat an Egg, and breaking it according to...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...engaged in a moft obftinate War for fix and thirty Moons paft. It began upon the following Occafion : It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive Way...before we eat them, was upon the larger End ; but his prefent Mnjefty's Grandfather, while he was a Boy, going to eat an Egg, and breaking it according to...
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The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot, Volume 1

John Arbuthnot - English literature - 1751 - 268 pages
...engaged in a moft obftinate War for Six and Thirty Moons paft. It began upon the following Occafion. It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive Way of breaking Eggs before we eat them was upou the larger End: But his prefent Majefty '« GrandGrandfather, whilft he was a Boy, going to cat...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...engaged in a molt obftinate War for fix and thirty Moons paft. It began upon the following Occafion. It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive Way of breaking Eggs before we eac them, was upon the larger End : But his prefent Majefty's Grand- father, while he was a Boy, going...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...engaged in a moft obftinate war for fix and thirty moons paft. It began upon the following occafion : it is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way...before we eat them, was upon the larger end; but his prefent Majefty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it acD 2 cording...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...engaged in a moft obftinate war for fix and thirty moons paft. It began upon the following occafion : it is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way of breaking eggs, before we eat ftiem, was upon the larger end ; but his prefent Majefty's grand-Father, while he wa« a boy, going...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...engaged in a moft obitinate war for fix and thirty moons paft. It began upon the following occafion : it is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way...before we eat them, was upon the larger end ; but his prefent m'ajelly's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according...
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Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot, Volume 1

John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...Thirty Moons part. It began upon the following Occafion. It is allowed on all Hands, that the primitive primitive Way of breaking Eggs before we eat them< •was upon the Lirger End: Bnt his prefent Majefty's Grandfather, whilll he was a Boy, going to eat an Egg, and breaking...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...all hands, thatd^ primitive way of breaking e,ggs, -f- before we eat. them, was upon the larger cod ; but his present majesty's grand-father, while he was...going to eat an egg, and breaking it according to the antient practice,, happened to cut one of his fingers. Whereupon the emperor,, his father, published...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...engaged in a moil obllinate war forfix-and-thirty moons pail. It began upon the following occaÄon: it is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way...of breaking eggs, before we eat them, was upon the largeftend ; but his prefent majeily's grandfather, while he »vasa boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking...
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