 | 1822 - 394 strani
...upon a bank of flowers ; so varied, ''" " yet so numerous were the objects of attraction, that then be melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it Bam'd I saw it flaming in his mouth a good while, &e." In 1764, a man at the name of Powell, performed... | |
 | 1824 - 486 strani
...was blowne on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained until the oyster was quite boiled ; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed." Many of our readers must recollect Signora Girardelli ; and Miss Roggers, the American fire eater,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 strani
...was blowne on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained until the oyster was quite boiled ; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed." Many of our readers must recollect Siguora Girardelli ; and Miss Roggers, the American fire eater,... | |
 | 1824 - 458 strani
...till it flam'd and sparkl'd in his mouth, and so remain'd till the oyster gap'd and was quite boil'd 5 then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flam'd. I saw it naming in his mouth a good while." GREAT numbers of persons are daily viewing the... | |
 | Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1826 - 520 strani
...coal on his tongue, he put on it a raw oyster ; the coal was blown on with a bellows, till it flamed in his mouth, and so remained till the oyster gaped, and was quite boiled. " Certainly the most simple of all cooking apparatus. his son at an ordinary in Cambridge, he whispered... | |
 | J S. Forsyth - 1827 - 472 strani
...was blowne on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained until the oyster was quite boiled; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he dranke down as it flamed." Many of our readers must recollect Signora Girardelli; and Miss Rogers,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 strani
...live coal on his tongue, he put on it a raw oyster, the coal was blown with bellows, till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained till the...and was quite boiled. Then he melted pitch and wax together with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed. I saw it flaming in his mouth a good while... | |
 | 1833 - 448 strani
...blowne on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and soe remained until the oyster was quite boiled ; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he dranke down as it flamed." Many of our readers must recollect Signora Girardelli ; and Miss Roggers,... | |
 | 1865 - 854 strani
...tongue, he put on it a raw oyster ; the coal was blown on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled ill his mouth, and so remained till the oyster gaped, and was quite broiled ; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed ; I saw it flaming... | |
 | 1868 - 856 strani
...live coal on his tongue, he put on it a raw oyster ; the coal was blown on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained till the oyster gaped, and was quite broiled ; then he melted pitch and wax with sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed ; I saw it flaming... | |
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... on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled in his mouth, and so remained till the oyster gaped and was quite boiled. Then, he melted pitch and wax and sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed... 
