 Tobacco, in which he described its use as "a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.  Manufacturing: A Historiographical and Bibliographical Guideedited by - 1990 - 503 pagesNo preview available - About this book
 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 516 pages
...discouraged the use of this vile weed. In train king James assured his subjects, that the smoking of it was a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dan* gerous to the lungs. Opposition made proselytes ; and the united influence of fashion and... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 616 pages
...discouraged the use of this vile weed. In vain king James assured his subjects, that the smoking of it was a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs. Opposition made proselytes; and the united influence of fashion and habit... | |
 | 1830 - 610 pages
...learned " Counter-Blast to Tohacco," which he winds up hy characterizing the use of this favourite plant as "a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the hrain, dangerous to the lungs, and, in the hlack stinking fumes thereof, nearest resemhling the horrihle... | |
 | Reuben Dimond Mussey - 1836 - 76 pages
...drunkennesse ;" as " disabling both persons and goods ;" and in conclusion declares it to be "a custome loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful...the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black and stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stigian smoke of the pit that is bottomlesse."... | |
 | 1832 - 448 pages
...every day as a growing custom, though, as worthy King James in his " Counterblast" says, that " it is loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the blaek^ stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless."... | |
 | 1836 - 186 pages
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 | Edward Hazen - 1836 - 330 pages
..." Counter-blast to Tobacco,'" published in 1603, occurs the following remarkable passage : " It is a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain ; and, in the black fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is... | |
 | Edward Hazen - 1836 - 462 pages
...Counter-blast to Tobacco," published in 1603, occurs the following remarkable passage : " It is a (justom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain ; and, in the black fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is... | |
 | John Todd - 1837 - 968 pages
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 | 702 pages
..." It is a custom loathsome to the eye," (what would the West End exquisites of to-day say to that?) "hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black • * « fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygeian smoke of the pit that is bottomless"... | |
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