 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1785 - 300 Seiten
...if pofTible, flill more hideous, with five or fix " heads, and a bufh of horns j they beat the bcafl in the " Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...collected ; and his pleafure is, •' to fee them all flourifliing upon the fame head. This " is 2 flrange fpccics of madnefs; and jt is truly unac" countable,... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1785 - 268 Seiten
...hideous, with fiv« or fix heads, " and a bufh of horns l they beat the beaft in the Reve" lations all to nothing. There is no kind of horn in " the...collected ; and his pleafure " is, to fee them all flouriming upon the fame head. " This is a flrange fpecies of madnefs ; and it is truly " unaccountable,... | |
 | 1797 - 314 Seiten
...puts another, if pofiible, ftill more hideous, with five or fix heads, and a burn of horns. Indeed, there is no kind of horn in the world that he has not collected; and his pleafure is to fee them all flourilhing on the fame head. The ftatues that adorn, or rather deform, the great avenue and the court... | |
 | William Granger - 1802 - 672 Seiten
...another, if poflible flill more hideous, with five or fix heads, and a bum of horns, that beats the bead in the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...he has not collected ; and his pleafure is to fee tlvcm all flourifhing upon the fame head. This is a ftrange fpecies of madnefs ; and it is truly unaccountable... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 328 Seiten
...puts another, if possible, still more hideous, with five or six heads, and a bush of horns. Indeed, there is no kind of horn in the world that he has not collected ; and his pleasure is to see them all flourishing on the same head. The statues that adorn or rather deform,... | |
 | G. H. Wilson - 1806 - 444 Seiten
...possible, sjill more hideous, with five or six heads, and a bu-h of horns, that beats the beast itt the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind of horn in the worljj that he has not collected ,- and his pleasure is to see them all flourishing upon the same head.... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1813 - 474 Seiten
...if possible, still rrrore hideous, with five or six heads, and a bush of horns ; they beat the beast in the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...horn in the world that he has not collected ; and his pleasure is, to see them all flourishing upon the same head. This is a strange species of madness ;... | |
 | G. H. Wilson - 1813 - 408 Seiten
...if possible, still more hideous, with five or six heads, and a bush of horns, that beats the beast in the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...horn in the world that he has not collected; and his pleasure is to see them all flourishing upon the same head. It would be idle and tiresome to be particular... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité Brulart comtesse de Genlis - 1819 - 536 Seiten
...if possible, still more hideous, with five or six heads, and a bush of horns ; they beat the beast in the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...horn in the world that he has not collected ; and his pleasure is to see them all flourishing upon the same head. This is- a strange species of madness,... | |
 | George Dennis, John Murray (Firm) - 1864 - 664 Seiten
...another, if possible still more hideous, with 5 or G heads and a bush of horns that beats the beast in the Revelations all to nothing. There is no kind...horn in the world that he has not collected, and his pleasure is to see them all flourishing upon the same head." — Brydone. The interior of the palace... | |
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... no sort of resemblance in nature. He puts the head of a lion to the neck of a goose, the body of a lizard, the legs of a goat, the tail of a fox. On the back of... 
