 | John Nichols - 1812 - 748 pages
...Tonson's kind attention. " I thank you heartily," he says, " for the sherry ; it was the best of the land I ever drank." The current coin was at that period...such as I had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold j neither will I ; nor stay for it above four-and-twenty houis after it is due." — Some little bickerings... | |
 | 1822 - 820 pages
...upon the eighth; when that is finished, I expect fifty pounds in good silver; not such as I have kad formerly. I am not obliged to take gold, neither will I ;* nor stay for it longer than twenty-four hours after it is due.' In another letter, after commenting upon Tonson's refusal... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...it was the best of the " kind I ever drank." The current coin was at that period wretchedly dehased. In one letter Dryden says, " I expect forty pounds...take " gold, neither will I, nor stay for it above four and twenty hours " after it is due." In 1698, when Drjden published his Fables, Tonson agreed... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...period wretchedly debased. In one letter Uryden says, " I expect forty pounds in " good silver, nnt such as I had formerly. I am not obliged to take " gold, neither will I, nor stay for it above four and twenty hours " after it is due." In 1698, when Dryden published his Fables, Tonson agreed... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 418 pages
...upon the eighth : when that is finished, I expect fifty pounds in good silver ; not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold*, neither will I; nor stay for it beyond four and twenty hours after it is due. I thank you for the civility of your last letter in the... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...go upon the eighth : when that is finished, I expect fifty pounds in good silver; not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold*, neither will I; nor stay for it beyond four and twenty hours after it is due. I thank you for the civility of your last letter in the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...there were at least forty shillings brass.' Again, I expect £50 in good silver, [not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold, neither will I, nor stay for it, four and twenty hours after it is due. You always intended I should get nothing by the second subscriptions,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 516 pages
...shilling!, brass I" Again, (ibid., p. 122,) " I expect [..."ill in good silver, not such as I have bad formerly. I am not obliged to take gold, neither will I ; nor stay for it beyond four-and-twenty hours after it u due. You always intended I should get nothing by the second... | |
 | 1836 - 342 pages
...upon the eighth : when that is finished, J expect fifty pounds in good silver ; not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold,* neither will I ; nor stay for it beyond four-andtwenty hours after it is due. I thank you for the civility of your last letter in the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...there were at lout forty »ft" linet briti.' Again, ' I expect 501. In foodiilvtr, not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold, neither will I, nor stay for it, four an* twenty hours after It is due. You always Intended I should get nothing by the second subscriptions,... | |
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I expect fifty pounds in good silver; not such as I have had formerly. I am not obliged to take gold*, neither will I; nor stay for it beyond four and twenty hours after it is due. 
