 | John Home - 1822 - 420 pàgines
...John Home of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters." * Both were fond of picquet, and they played every evening on the road. . Note by DAVID HUME,... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield, Henry Mackenzie - 1822 - 614 pàgines
...John Home of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters." * Both were fond of picquet, and they played every evening on the road. Note by DAVID HUME,... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pàgines
...dozen of my old claret, at his choice j and one »ingle botlle of that other liquor called port. 1 also leave to him six dozen of port, provided that...John Hume, that he has himself alone finished that botlle at two sittings. By this concession, he will at once terminate the only two differences that... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1827 - 634 pàgines
...John Home, of KiMuff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters.' — vol. ip 163. The subject of the name has been already mentioned. Thebequest of wine alludes... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 pàgines
...of my old claret at his choice, and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave him six dozen of port, provided that he attests under...he will at once terminate the only two differences thnt ever arose between us concerning temporal matters.' Somewhat akin to this humour was that shewn... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 386 pàgines
...John Home, of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port, I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters." — Vol. i. p. 163. The subject of the name has been already mentioned. The bequest of wine... | |
 | 1827 - 630 pàgines
...John Home, of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters.' — vol. ip 163. The subject of the name has been already mentioned. The bequest of wine... | |
 | John Kay - 1838 - 466 pàgines
...dozen of my old claret, at his choice, and one single bottle of that other liquor, called port. I aleo leave to him six dozen of port, provided that he attests, under his hand, signed John Ifume, that he has himself alone finished that bottle at two sittings. By this concession, he will... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pàgines
...ten dozen of my old claret, at hia choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. 1 also leave to him six dozen of port, provided that he attests under hid hand, signed John Hume, that lie has himself (done finished that bottle at two sittings. By this... | |
 | David Hume - 1841 - 92 pàgines
...friend Mr John Home of Kilduff ten dozen of old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen...differences that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters.'—! Worla of John Home, vol. i. pp. 164. Edinb. 1822, 3 vols. 8vo.) ' As to thej>ort-v.ine,'... | |
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I leave to my friend, Mr. John Home, of Kilduff, ten dozen of my old claret, at his choice ; and one single bottle of that other liquor called port. I also leave to him six dozen of port, provided that he attests under his hand, signed John Hume, that... 
