The wits and beaux of society, by Grace and Philip Wharton, المجلد 2 |
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... became dearer and dearer to his fond mother . In his old age , Horace delighted in recalling anecdotes of his infancy in these his mother's partiality largely figured . Brought up among courtiers and ministers , his childish talk was ...
... became dearer and dearer to his fond mother . In his old age , Horace delighted in recalling anecdotes of his infancy in these his mother's partiality largely figured . Brought up among courtiers and ministers , his childish talk was ...
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... became Inspector of the Imports and Exports in the Customs ; but soon resigned that post to be Usher of the Exchequer . And as soon , ' he writes , ' as I became of age I took possession of two other little patent places in the ...
... became Inspector of the Imports and Exports in the Customs ; but soon resigned that post to be Usher of the Exchequer . And as soon , ' he writes , ' as I became of age I took possession of two other little patent places in the ...
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... became the fellow of Trinity College ; the other , the friend of Horace , rose into notice as the tutor of the young Earl of Plymouth ; then became a D.D. , and a fashionable preacher in London ; was elected preacher at Lincoln's Inn ...
... became the fellow of Trinity College ; the other , the friend of Horace , rose into notice as the tutor of the young Earl of Plymouth ; then became a D.D. , and a fashionable preacher in London ; was elected preacher at Lincoln's Inn ...
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... became the wife of Lord Carteret , resembled , in beauty , the famed Mistress Arabella Fermor , the heroine of the Rape of the Lock . ' Horace Walpole admired Lady Sophia - whom he christened Juno - much . Scarcely a letter drips from ...
... became the wife of Lord Carteret , resembled , in beauty , the famed Mistress Arabella Fermor , the heroine of the Rape of the Lock . ' Horace Walpole admired Lady Sophia - whom he christened Juno - much . Scarcely a letter drips from ...
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... became Inspector of the Imports and Exports in the Customs ; but soon resigned that post to be Usher of the Exchequer . And as soon , ' he writes , as I became of age I took possession of two other little patent places in the Exchequer ...
... became Inspector of the Imports and Exports in the Customs ; but soon resigned that post to be Usher of the Exchequer . And as soon , ' he writes , as I became of age I took possession of two other little patent places in the Exchequer ...
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الصفحة 104 - He is only willing to believe ; I do believe. The evidence is enough for me, though not for his great mind. What will not fill a quart bottle will fill a pint bottle. I am filled with belief.' 'Are you," said Colman, 'then cork it up.
الصفحة 70 - The next time Mr. Selwyn calls, show him up. If I am alive, I shall be delighted to see him ; and if I am dead, he will be glad to see me.
الصفحة 228 - WUT, is so infinitely distressing to people of good taste, is laughing immoderately at stated intervals. They are so imbued with metaphysics that they even make love metaphysically. I overheard a young lady of my acquaintance, at a dance in Edinburgh, exclaim, in a sudden pause of the music, ' What you say, my Lord, is very true of love in the aibstract, but' — here the fiddlers began fiddling furiously, and the rest was lost.
الصفحة 270 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenlyj affecting not to mind him.
الصفحة 272 - Sir, it is not a talent; it is a vice; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is a farce which exhibits individuals.
الصفحة 102 - I allowed him all his own merit." He now added, "Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his declamation to a point. I ask him a plain question, 'What do you mean to teach?' Besides, Sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to show light at Calais.
الصفحة 259 - it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones.
الصفحة 133 - If the thought is slow to come,' he would say, ' a glass of good wine encourages it; and when it does come, a glass of good wine rewards it' Those glasses of good wine, were, unfortunately, even more frequent than the good thoughts, many and merry as they were. His neglect of letters was a standing joke against him. He never took the trouble to open any that he did not expect, and often left sealed many that he was most anxious to read. He once appeared with his begging face at the Bank, humbly asking...