 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 pages
..." Poetical Amusements at a Villa near Bath." An edition appeared in 1781, in four volumes.—K. * " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my standish. Know, every maid, from her on patten, To her who shines in glossy sattin, From best receipt of book in folio,... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...Poetical Amusements at a Villa near Bath." An edition appeared in 1781, in four volumes. — E. * " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my staudish. Know, every maid, from her on patten, To her who shines in glossy sattin, That could they... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1842 - 632 pages
...Iain useless in my standish. Know, every maid, from her on patten, To her who shines in glossy eatin, That could they now prepare an oglio From best receipt...might feast on, If eat with Miller at Batheaston."— E. George Pitt ; others very pretty, by Lord Palmerston ;* some by Lord Carlisle ; many by Mrs. Miller... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1842 - 590 pages
..." Poetical Amusements at a Villa near Bath." An edition appeared in 1781, in four volumes.—E. c " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my standish. To her who shines in glossy satin, Know, every maid, from her on patten, That could they now prepare... | |
 | George Monkland (of Bath.) - 1855 - 142 pages
...patten To her who shines in glossy — satin, That could they now prepare an — olio From best receipts of book in— folio, Ever so fine, for all their— puffing, I should prefer a buttered — muffin. A muffin Jove himself might— -feast on, If eat with MILLER at — Batheaston!"... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1857 - 566 pages
...1781, in four volumes. — WRIGHT. Compare Letter to Conway, 9th of January, 1779. — CUNSIHOHAM. * " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my standish. Know, every maid, from her own patten, To her who shines in glossy sattin, That could they now prepare an... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1861 - 552 pages
...1781, in four volumes. — WRIOHT. Compare Letter to Conway, 9th of January, 1779. — CUNNINOHAM. * " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my Slandish. Know, every maid, from her own patten, To her who shines in glossy sattin, That could they... | |
 | George Tate - 1866 - 522 pages
...following verses, which will give an idea of the literary amusements of the aristocracy of the period. " The pen which I now take and brandish Has long lain useless in my standish Know every maid from her in patten To her who shines in glossy satin That could they now prepare an Olio... | |
 | 1873 - 808 pages
...questioned whether anybody could have surmounted the difficulty more cleverly than her Grace. For example : The pen which I now take and brandish, Has long lain useless in my standish. Know, every maid, from her own patten To her who shines in glossy salin, That could they now prepare an oglio... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1873 - 840 pages
...lain useless in my standish. Know, every maul, from her own patten To her who shines in glossy satin, That could they now prepare an oglio From best receipt of book in folio, Kver so fine, for all their puffing, I should prefer a buttered muffin ; Л muffin, Jove himself might... | |
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Know, every maid, from her own patten To her who shines in glossy satin, That could they now prepare an oglio From best receipt of book in folio, Ever so fine, for all their puffing, I should prefer a butter'd muffin ; A muffin, Jove himself might feast... 
