 But our female projectors were all the last summer so taken up with the improvement of their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to...  The Spectator - Page 591778Full view - About this book
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...their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift for it felf. I am engaged in this Speculation by a Sight which I lately met with at the Opera. As 1 was... | |
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...Petticeats, that they had not Time to attend to any Thing elfe ; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower Parts, they now begin to turn their Thoughts upon the other Extremity, as well remembring the old Kitchen Proverb, that if you light your Fire at both Ends, the middle will fhift... | |
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...their petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing ello; but having at length fufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...the middle will fhift for itfelf.' I am engaged in thisfpeculation by a fight which I lately met with at the opera. As I was ftanding in the hinder part... | |
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...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else : but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, That if you light a fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself. I am engaged in this Speculation by a sight... | |
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...petticoats, that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length sufficiently adorned their lower parts, they now begin to turn...remembering the old kitchen proverb, that if you light the fire at both ends, the middle will shift for itself.' I am engaged in this speculation by a sight... | |
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