 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 468 pages
...faces were entirely exposed; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies ; for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. One night, in coming to an anchor near a large and handsome house that was uninhabited, we had no sooner... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - Explorers - 1832 - 446 pages
...our faces were ,irely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient dfence for the rest of our bodies, for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused...and fiery itching. The most dismal night we spent on this passage, was when we came to an anchor near a large and handsome house, but uninhabited ; for... | |
 | Child rearing - 1842 - 352 pages
...faces were entirely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies, for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused...and fiery itching. The most dismal night we spent on this passage, was when we came to an anchor near a large and handsome house, but uninhabited ; for... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...faces were entirely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies ; for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. One night, in coming to an anchor near a large and handsome house that was uninhabited, we had no sooner... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1857 - 712 pages
...faces were entirely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies : for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. One night, in coming to an anchor near a large and handsome house that was uninhabited, we had no sooner... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - Travelers - 1859 - 356 pages
...faces were entirely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies, for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused...and fiery itching. The most dismal night we spent on this passage, was when we came to an anchor near a large and handsome house, but uninhabited ; for... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1862 - 702 pages
...faces were entirely exposed; iior were our clothes a sufficient delence for the rest of our bodies: for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. Oiie night, in coming to an anchor near a large and handsome house that was uninhabited, we had no... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1875 - 1412 pages
...Ulloa, vol. i. l| Buflbn, pagiua were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies; foi their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. One night, in coming to an anchor near a large and handsome house that was uninhabited, we had no sooner... | |
 | Robert Whitaker - History - 2004 - 376 pages
...faces were entirely exposed, nor were our clothes a sufficient defense for the rest of our bodies, for their stings, penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. ... At day-break, we could not without concern look upon each other. Our faces were swelled, and our... | |
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Our gloves were indeed some defence to our hands, but our faces were entirely exposed ; nor were our clothes a sufficient defence for the rest of our bodies, for their stings penetrating through the cloth, caused a very painful and fiery itching. 