The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volum 1John Nutt, and sold by John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall., 1712 |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 51.
Pàgina 146
... June . The Trade between Holland and France fhall be on the fame Foot as in 1664. The Cities of Strasburg , Brifac , and Alfatia , fhall be refto ed to the Emperor and Empire ; and the King of France , pursuant to the Treaty of ...
... June . The Trade between Holland and France fhall be on the fame Foot as in 1664. The Cities of Strasburg , Brifac , and Alfatia , fhall be refto ed to the Emperor and Empire ; and the King of France , pursuant to the Treaty of ...
Pàgina 155
... June the 4th , N.S. fay , That they expected a Courier from the French Court with the Ratification of the Preliminaries that Night or the Day fol- lowing . His Grace the Duke of Marlborough will fet out for Bruffels on Wednesday or ...
... June the 4th , N.S. fay , That they expected a Courier from the French Court with the Ratification of the Preliminaries that Night or the Day fol- lowing . His Grace the Duke of Marlborough will fet out for Bruffels on Wednesday or ...
Pàgina 160
... June 2. 1709 . White's Chocolate - houfe , May 31 . HE Generality of Mankind are fo very fond Tof this World , and of staying in it , that a Man cannot have eminent Skill in any one Art , but they will , in Spite of his Teeth , make him ...
... June 2. 1709 . White's Chocolate - houfe , May 31 . HE Generality of Mankind are fo very fond Tof this World , and of staying in it , that a Man cannot have eminent Skill in any one Art , but they will , in Spite of his Teeth , make him ...
Pàgina 163
... June 1 . Advices from Bruffels of the 6th Inftant , N. S. Lay , His Highness Prince Eugene had received a Letter from Monfieur Torcy , wherein that Mini- fter , after many Expreffions of great Refpect , acquaints him , That his Mafter ...
... June 1 . Advices from Bruffels of the 6th Inftant , N. S. Lay , His Highness Prince Eugene had received a Letter from Monfieur Torcy , wherein that Mini- fter , after many Expreffions of great Refpect , acquaints him , That his Mafter ...
Pàgina 170
... June 2. to Saturd . June 4. 1709 . White's Chocolate - house , June 2 . TN my Paper of the 28th of the last Month , I mentioned feveral Characters which want Explanation to the Generality of Readers A- mong others , I fpoke of a Pretty ...
... June 2. to Saturd . June 4. 1709 . White's Chocolate - house , June 2 . TN my Paper of the 28th of the last Month , I mentioned feveral Characters which want Explanation to the Generality of Readers A- mong others , I fpoke of a Pretty ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: ... Sir Richard Steele,Joseph Addison Visualització completa - 1743 |
The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected by the ... Sir Richard Steele,Joseph Addison Visualització completa - 1720 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Advices againſt alfo anfwer Army becauſe Bruffels Caufe Coffee-houfe Company confiderable Converfation courfe Court deferves Defign defire Difcourfe Drefs Duke of Anjou Duke of Marlborough Enemy fafe faid fame feems feen felf felves fent feveral fhall fhould fhow fince firft fome foon fpeak France Friend ftill fuch fure Gentleman give Hague himſelf Honour Houfe Humour Ifaac Bickerstaff Inftant James's Coffee-houſe juft July June June 18 June 9 King Lady laft lefs Letters loft Love Madam Mafter Majefty Manner Minifter moft Monfieur moſt muft muſt neceffary neral never obferve Occafion Olivenza Pacolet paffed Paffion Perfons Place Play pleafed Pleafure pleaſe prefent pretend Pretty Fellow Prince Publick Reafon refolved reprefented Saturd Senfe TATLER thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe Thoufand thought Thurfd tion Torcy Tournay Town Treaty Troops ufual underſtand uſed Vifit White's whofe whole Will's World
Passatges populars
Pàgina 35 - They had spent whole months thus, one injuring, the other complaining; when in the midst of this rage towards each other, they were commanded upon the attack of the castle, where the corporal received a shot in the thigh, and fell; the French pressing on, and he expecting to be trampled to death, called out to his enemy, "Ah, Valentine! Can you leave me here?
Pàgina 35 - Ah, Valentine ! can you leave me here ?'• Valentine immediately ran back, and in the midst of a thick fire of the French took the corporal upon his back and brought him through all that danger as far as the Abbey of...
Pàgina 250 - However low and poor the taking of snuff argues a man to be in his own stock of thoughts, or means to employ his brains and his fingers; yet there is a poorer creature in the world than he, and this is a borrower of snuff; a fellow that keeps no box of his own, but is always asking others for a pinch. Such poor rogues put me always in mind of a common phrase among school-boys when they are composing their exercise, who run to an upper scholar, and cry,
Pàgina 213 - He is the most stupid of all my mother's children: he knows nothing of his book : when he should mind that, he is hiding or hoarding his taws and marbles, or laying up farthings. His way of thinking is...
Pàgina 17 - After this declaration, if a fine lady thinks fit to giggle at church, or a great beau come in drunk to a play, either shall be sure to hear of it in my ensuing paper. For, merely as a well-bred man, I cannot bear these enormities.
Pàgina 254 - ... accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted, and bellowed, that I have thought some of Nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.
Pàgina 16 - Homer, and the design of it, is a good representation of the age in which that comedy was written ; at which time love and wenching were the business of life, and the gallant manner of pursuing women was the best recommendation at Court.
Pàgina 8 - Gentleman of a great estate fell desperately in love with a great Beauty of very high quality, but as ill-natured as long flattery and an habitual self-will could make her. However, my young Spark ventures upon her like a man of quality, without being acquainted with her, or having ever saluted her, until it was a crime to kiss any woman else.
Pàgina 142 - I hear likewise, that there is a great desolation among the gentlemen and ladies who were the ornaments of the town, and used to shine in plumes and diadems ; the heroes being most of them pressed, and the queens beating hemp.
Pàgina 9 - This, said he, I gave ten guineas for. The virtue of the enchanted liquor (said he that sold it) is such, that if the woman you marry proves a scold (which, it seems, my dear niece, is your misfortune; as it was your good mother's before you), let her hold three spoonfuls in her mouth for a full half hour after you come home...