 | Paul Guesdon - 1867 - 352 pages
...obstinate war for six and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion : it is allowed on àll hands that the primitive way of breaking eggs, before we eat them, was upon the larger end ; but li is present majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according... | |
 | 1867 - 616 pages
...war, in which Liliput and Blefusca had been engaged for six-andthirty moons past, is thus told : " It began upon the following occasion : it is allowed on all hands that the primitive mode of breaking eggs before we eat them was upon the larger end ; but his majesty's grandfather, while... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1869 - 536 pages
...Episcopate of to-day. Here is the Lilliputian parody : " It was the primitive way of breaking eggs upon the larger end, but his present majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg according to the ancient custom, happened to cut his finger. Whereupon the emperor published an edict... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - Castaways - 1871 - 406 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion : It is allowed...before we eat them, was upon the larger end; but his majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat ah egg, and breaking it according to the ancient... | |
 | Library - 1873 - 1084 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for sLx-and-thirty moons past. twixt a * George, Prince of Wales, afterwards George II., was at this time vehement in his hostility to his... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon tho following occasion : it is allowed on all hands, that the primitive way of breaking eggs, before wo eat them, was upon the larger end ; but his present majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1879 - 466 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion: it is allowed...was upon the larger end; but his present majesty's grand father, while he was a boy, going to eat an egg, and breaking it according to the ancient practice,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 128 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion. It is allowed...majesty's grandfather, while he was a boy, going to eat ah egg, and breaking it according to the ancient practice, happened to cut one of his fingers. Whereupon... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1883 - 466 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion : it is allowed on all hands, that the * George II., then heir apparent, was at this time in violent hostility to his father's ministers ;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 468 pages
...have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It began upon the following occasion: it is allowed on all hands, that the * George II., then heir apparent, was at this time in violent hostility to his father's ministers ;... | |
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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... 
