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 Gentleman's Magazine - Page 531822Full view - About this book
| 1822 - 524 pages
...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... | |
| England - 1822 - 446 pages
...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 - 694 pages
...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 ˇsa little, old, grey-muzzled curmudgeon,... | |
| 1822 - 962 pages
...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... | |
| England - 1822 - 452 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English literature - 1825 - 582 pages
...following varieties of the canine fungus, called lap-dog, are admirably exact in their comic painting. , ' One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr — though heaven...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 - English literature - 1827 - 410 pages
...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 - American literature - 1835 - 274 pages
...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... | |
| Washington Irving - American literature - 1835 - 276 pages
...also, out of a number of pets which she maintains at home. One is a fat spaniel, called Zephyr—though heaven defend me from such a zephyr! He is fed out...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... | |
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