 One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though heaven defend me from such a zephyr ! He is fed out of all shape and comfort ; his eyes are nearly strained out of his head ; he wheezes with corpulency, and cannot walk without great difficulty.  The Quarterly Review - Pągina 484editat per - 1825Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1822 - 524 pągines
...189. I ' She has brought two dogs with her also, out of a number of pets which she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr, though heaven...without great difficulty. The other is a little old gray muzzled curmudgeon, with an unhappy eye that kindles like a coal if you only look at him ; his... | |
 | 1822 - 446 pągines
...which she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though heaven defend me from a such a zephyr! He is fed out of all shape and comfort...difficulty. The other is a little, old, gray-muzzled curVou I. PART II. a E mudgeon, with an unhappy eye, that kindles like a coal if you only look at him... | |
 | 1822 - 712 pągines
...dogs belonging to Lady Lillycraft, is exqusite. We can only afford to give a paragraph or two of it. " One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr, — though heaven...comfort ; his eyes are nearly strained out of his bead ; he wheezes with corpulency, and cannot walk without great difficulty. 7V.', othtr is a little... | |
 | 1822 - 694 pągines
...the two best and pleasantcst characters in the whole work — the pet-dogs, Zephyr and Beauty. Zephyr is " fed out of all shape and comfort; his eyes are...corpulency, and cannot walk without great difficulty." Zephyr is familiar to us — but who does not know Beauty ? " He ”sa little, old, grey-muzzled curmudgeon,... | |
 | 1822 - 962 pągines
...Zephyr — though heaven defend me from a such a zephyr! He is fed out of all shape and corn-fort ; his eyes are nearly strained out of his head ; he wheezes with corpulency, ami cannot walk without great difficulty. The other is a little, old, gray-muzzled curVOL. I. P/.RT... | |
 | 1822 - 452 pągines
...person. " She has brought two dogs with her also, out of a number of pets which she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr— though heaven defend me from a such a zephyr! He is fed out of all shape and comfort ; his eyes atenearly strained out of his head... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pągines
...companion and a lady's maid ;" and we have a couple of pampered curs. The latter are thus spoken of : " One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though heaven...cannot walk without great difficulty. The other is » little, old, gray muzzled curmudgeon, with an unhappy «ye, that kindles like a coal, if yon only... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1825 - 582 pągines
...demure traits of feline virtue, has contrived to interest us even in Dame Heyliger's old cat, and has fairly earned the gratitude of the species whom he...without great difficulty. The other is a little, old, "ray-muzzled' curmudgeon, with an unhappy eye, that kindles like a coal if you only look at him : his... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pągines
...of age. She has brought two dogs with her also, out of a number of pets whom she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though Heaven...is a little, old gray-muzzled curmudgeon, with an nnhappy eye, that kindles like a coal if you only look at him ; his nose turns up ; his mouth is drawn... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 274 pągines
...age. She has brought two dogs with her, also, out of a number of pets which she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though heaven...without great difficulty. The other is a little, old, gray, muzzled curmudgeon, with an unhappy eye, hat kindles like a coal if you only look at him ; his... | |
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