The Works of Jonathan Swift: Journal to Stella (Letter I-XXXVII)A. Constable, 1814 |
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... gave themselves such airs in pulling out the tickets , and showed white hands open to the company , to let us see there was no cheat . † We dined at a country - house near Chelsea , where Mr Addison often retires ; and to - night at the ...
... gave themselves such airs in pulling out the tickets , and showed white hands open to the company , to let us see there was no cheat . † We dined at a country - house near Chelsea , where Mr Addison often retires ; and to - night at the ...
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... gave me a letter , and I hoped to see little MD's hand ; and it was only to invite me to a venison pasty to - day so I lost my pasty into the bargain . Pox on these declining courtiers ! Here is Mr Brydges , the paymaster - general ...
... gave me a letter , and I hoped to see little MD's hand ; and it was only to invite me to a venison pasty to - day so I lost my pasty into the bargain . Pox on these declining courtiers ! Here is Mr Brydges , the paymaster - general ...
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... gave Mrs Walls a bill of twenty pounds for me , to be given to you ; but you have not sent it . This night the parliament is dissolved : great news from Spain ; king Charles and Stanhope are at Madrid , and count Staremberg has taken ...
... gave Mrs Walls a bill of twenty pounds for me , to be given to you ; but you have not sent it . This night the parliament is dissolved : great news from Spain ; king Charles and Stanhope are at Madrid , and count Staremberg has taken ...
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... gave the bill to Tooke , and so --- Well , I dined to day with sir John Holland the comptroller , and sat with him till eight ; then came home and • Swift's housekeeper . Probably at Mrs Vanhomrigh's , sent my letters , and writ part of ...
... gave the bill to Tooke , and so --- Well , I dined to day with sir John Holland the comptroller , and sat with him till eight ; then came home and • Swift's housekeeper . Probably at Mrs Vanhomrigh's , sent my letters , and writ part of ...
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... gave me ; and it is as good now the bishops are away . The dean friendly ! The dean be pox't : a great piece of friendship indeed , what you heard him tell the bishop of Clogher ; I wonder he had the face to talk so : but he lent me ...
... gave me ; and it is as good now the bishops are away . The dean friendly ! The dean be pox't : a great piece of friendship indeed , what you heard him tell the bishop of Clogher ; I wonder he had the face to talk so : but he lent me ...
Términos y frases comunes
Addison archbishop archbishop of Dublin believe Bernage bishop of Clogher called coffeehouse Colonel court dean dear desired dined to-day Dingley dinner drink Dublin Duchess Duchess of Somerset Duke of Ormond Earl faith fear Ford fortnight give gone Harley Harley's hear honour hope Ireland Lady last night late Lewis little MD lodgings London Lord Lord Mountjoy Lord Rivers Lord Shelburne Lord Wharton lord-treasurer lord-treasurer's madam Dingley Masham ministry morning morrow never parliament Parvisol Patrick plaguy poor pray Presto pretty printer Prior queen Raymond rogue saucy Secretary St John sent shillings Sir Andrew Fountaine Sir Thomas Mansel sirrahs staid Stella Sterne Stoyte suppose Swift talk Tatler tell thing to-morrow to-night told Tory town Vanhomrigh walk weather week Wexford Whigs Windsor wine writ write yesterday young women
Pasajes populares
Página 215 - I called at Mr Secretary, to see what the D — ailed him on Sunday ; I made him a very proper speech, told him I observed he was much out of temper ; that I did not expect he would tell me the cause, but would be glad to see he was in better...
Página 314 - The queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain, she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
Página 395 - I think Mr St John the greatest young man I ever knew; wit, capacity, beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste; the best orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners ; generous, and a despiser of money.
Página 318 - I went to the rehearsal of it, and there was Margarita, and her sister, and another drab, and a parcel of fiddlers ; I was weary, and would not go to the meeting, which I am sorry for, because I heard it was a great assembly.
Página 318 - There was a Drawing-room to-day at Court; but so few company, that the Queen sent for us into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of us round the room, while she looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute said about three words to some that were nearest her, and then she was told dinner was ready, and went out.
Página 350 - Then you discover the brightness of his mind and the strength of his judgment, accompanied with the most graceful mirth. In a word, by this enlivening aid, he is whatever is polite, instructive, and diverting. What makes him still more agreeable is, that he tells a story, serious or comical, with as much delicacy of humour as Cervantes himself.
Página 376 - I was to see Jack Hill this morning, who made that unfortunate expedition ; and there is still more misfortune ; for that ship, which was admiral of his fleet," is blown up in the Thames, by an accident and carelessness of some rogue, who was going, as they think, to steal some gunpowder : five hundred men are lost.
Página 316 - Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Buckleberry ; he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he inquired after the wheat in- such a field ; he went to visit his hounds, and knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me to my chamber just in the country fashion.
Página 264 - MD's felicity is the great end I aim at in all my pursuits. And so let us talk no more on this subject, which makes me melancholy, and that I would fain divert. Believe me, no man breathing at present has less share of...