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" He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty; keeps a good house both in town and country; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his... "
The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with a biogr. and critical preface ... - Page 12
by Spectator The - 1853
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

1803 - 420 pages
...than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess to love him, and the young men are glad of his company ; •when...way upstairs to a visit. I must not omit that Sir Roger is a justice of the Quorum ; that he fills the chair at a quarter session •with great abilities,...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

1803 - 434 pages
...women profess to love him, and the young men are glad of his company ; when he comes into a house, lie calls the servants by their names, and talks all the...way upstairs to a visit. I must not omit that Sir Roger is a justice of the Quorum ; that he fills the chair at a quarter session with great abilities,...
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The British Essayists, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...and the young men are glad of his company. When he * At that time the genteclest part of the town. t This fellow was a noted sharper, swaggerer, and debauchee...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 pages
...its then infamous purlicus. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfted, all the young worm n profess love to him. and the young men are glad of...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed : his tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied;...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed : his tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied;...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with sketches of the lives of the ...

Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...men are glad of his company. When he comes into a * Then the most fashionable part of .the town. +• Dr. Johnson said, it appeared to him, ' that the...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson, Volume 37

British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...him, and the young men are glad of his company. When h« * At that time the genteelest part of the town. t This fellow was a noted sharper, swaggerer, and...
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The Beauties of the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian,

G. Hamonière - 1819 - 388 pages
...mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...young women profess love to him, and the young men art glad of his company. When he comes into a house lie calls the servants by their names, and talks...
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The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index. The Eight Volumes Comprised ...

1822 - 788 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. 0) an ill use of it ? To both which questions Alcibiades...might very probably be the offects of such a bless namesumd talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the...
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