...passage occurs: — " It is a custom loathesome to the eye, hatefull to the nose, harmfull to the braine, dangerous to the lungs, and, in the black stinking...fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoake of the pit that is bottomless." But notwithstanding this regal and sacerdotal wrath, the plant...

...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...

...that the custom of smoking " is loathsome to the eye, hatefull to the nose, harmefull to the braine, dangerous to the lungs ; and in the black stinking...fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoake of the pit that is bottomless f;' whilst, at the same time, he imposed a prohibitory duty of...

..." 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...

...occurs : — " It is a custom loathesome to the eye, hatefull to the nose, harmfull to the braine, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Styginn smoke of the pit that is bottomless." But notwithstanding this regal and priestly wrath, the...

...scorned and contemned : a custome loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmefull to the braine, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stigian smoke of the pit that is bottomlesse." What a pity it is, James never smoked ; instead of this...

...Tobacco." The strength of his princely antidote may be gathered from the following closing paragraph of this royal Counterblast. " It is a custom loathsome...the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygeian smoke of the pit that is bottomless." All experienced...

...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."...

...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."...

...In his " 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...