 dear Matt, hide the Nakednefs of thy Country, and give the beft turn thy fertile Brain will furnifli thee with, to the Blunders of thy Country-men, who are not much better Politicians than the French are Poets.  The Political state of Great Britain - Pàgina 90per Political state of Great Britain - 1715Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1724 - 400 pàgines
...dear Matt.- hide the Nak'eduefs of thy Country, and give the bed Turn thy fertile Brain will'furnifli thee with, to the Blunders of thy Countrymen, who are not much better Politicians, tlian the French 'are Poets." Lord Dartmouth acquiefc'd, and difpatch'd Orders to Lord Lexington, to... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1740 - 368 pàgines
...unexceptiona' ble; but any other Scheme is abfurd, and incon' For God fake, Dear Matt, hide the naked' nefs of thy Country, and give the beft turn thy ' fertile Brain will furnifh thee with to the Blunders « of thy Countrymen, who are not much better _' Politicians than... | |
 | Nicholas Tindal - 1763 - 564 pàgines
...dear Matt, hide the nakednefs of thjr country, and give the beft turn thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with, to the blunders of thy countrymen, who...much better politicians, than the French are poets.' Lord Dartmouth, it feems, thought fit to acquiefce, and, the fame day that this letter was writ, difpatched... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1775 - 436 pàgines
...arifen in the courfc of this negociation, lord Bolmgbroke writes thus to Mr. Prior: " For God's fake, dear Matt, hide the nakednefs of ' thy country : and...blunders of ' thy countrymen, who are not much better politi' cians than the French are poets. I have writ in ' great hafte a prodigious long letter to Moni.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1779 - 476 pàgines
...by the king of Fratxt, in beSUPPL. II. [XXVI.] O half For God's fake, dear Matt, hide the nak«dnefs of thy country ; and give the beft turn thy fertile...much better Politicians than the French are Poets. half of his grandfon, to the queen; and will fpeak of them as points which he looks upon to be concluded.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 304 pàgines
...Queen's orders, the court of France had been difgufled; and Bolingbroke fays in his Letter, " Dear Mat, hide the nakednefs " of thy country, and give the beft turn " thy fertile brain will furnim thee with " to the blunders of thy countrymen, " who are not much better politicians " than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 pàgines
...Queen's orders, the court of France had been difgufted; and Bolingbroke fays in his Letter, " Dear Mat, " hide the nakednefs of thy country, and " give the beft turn thy fertile brain will fur" nifh thee with to the blunders of thy coun" trymen, who are not much better politi" cians than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 pàgines
...Queen's orders, the court of France had been difgufled;. and Bolingbroke fays in his Letter, " Dear Mat, hide the nakednefs " of thy country, and give the beft turn " thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with "to the blunders of thy countrymen, " who are not much better politicians " than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 454 pàgines
...orders' the court of France had been difgufted ; and Bolingbroke fays in his Letter, " Dear Mat, " hide the nakednefs of thy country, and " give the beft turn thy fertile brain will fur" nifh thee with to the blunders of thy coun" frymen, who are not much better politiw cians than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 450 pàgines
...Mat, hide the nakednefs of thy L *' country, and give the beft turn thy fertile brain will " furnifh thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen, " who...much better politicians than the French " are poets." Soon after, the duke of Shrewfbury went on a formal embafly to Paris. It is related by Boyer, that... | |
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