 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests. — Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Л1г. Pope, (a papist,) who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he 711115/... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests. — Johnson hare Ihtm all »ubscribe : for, says he, the author shalt not begin to print till I hurt a thousand... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 790 pages
...was too fast.'— 'How can I help it,' says the doctor, 'if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right ?' Then he instructed a young nobleman, that...into English verse, for which ' he must have them all subscribe;'—'for,' says he, 'the author shall not begin to print till / have a thousand guineas for... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 794 pages
...— ' How can I help it,' says the doctor, ' if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go righl ?' Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best...Homer into English verse, for which ' he must have diem all subscribe;' — 'for,' says he, 'the author aliall not begin lo print till 1 have a thousand... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...business, and acted as master of refiuc?ts. — Then lie instructed a young nobleman that the best pott in England was Mr. Pope, (a papist,) who had begun...translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must hare thnr. ail JKfi«Tif>r .• for, rays he, the Kiitbor shall T»D» begin to printtill lhart a thousand... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...was too fast.' — 'How can I help it,1 says the doctor, 'if the courtiers give mea watch that won't go right?' Then he instructed a young nobleman, that...for which, 'he must have them all subscribe; for, saya he, the author shall not begin to print till / bare a thousand guineas for him.' Lord-treasurer,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...doctor was too fast : ' How can I help that,' he replied, ' it ttw courtiers give me a watcli that won't go right ?' Then he instructed a young nobleman that...for which he must have them all subscribe; 'for,' saya be, ' the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.* Lord-treasurer,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 pages
...busiless, and acted as master of requests. — Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best Pof-t in England was Mr. Pope (a papist,) who had begun a translation ot" Homer into English verse, for which lie must fttivt- Utem all subscribe; for, says he, he author... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1850 - 318 pages
...Dean Swift presided in the conversation, and, amongst other indications of his conscious authority, " instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Popewho had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 306 pages
...Dean Swift presided in the conversation, and, amongst other indications of his conscious authority, ' instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe... | |
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if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?' Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which, he said, he must have them all subscribe.... 
