 He burnt his fingers, and to cool them he applied them in his booby fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had...  The Bookman - Page 2831918Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 694 pages
...for before him no man had known it) he tasted — crackling ! He stood in a posture of ideot wonder. Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious; and, surrendering himself up to the new-born pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...(in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted— crackling I Again be felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling! l f o$T \ m o o oqk nC] oE] ^ smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling I Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1835 - 440 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it) he tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious; and, surrendering himself up to the new-born pleasure,... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it) he tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the new-born pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn...into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and, surrendering himself up to the newborn pleasure,... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...no man had known it) be tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not bum him so much now, still he licked his fingers from a sort of hahit. The truth at length broke into his slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and... | |
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