 | 1714 - 380 pàgines
...Men, who, of late Years, bad furnifhed him with the Accommodations of Life, and would not, as we fay, be paid with a Song. In order to extricate my old Friend, I immediately fent for the three Directors of the Play- houfe, and defired them that they would ia their Turn do... | |
 | Thomas D'Urfey - 1729 - 316 pàgines
...written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men,...in their turn do a good office for a man, who, in Skaietpear's phrase, had often filled their mouths, I mean with pleasantry and popular conceits. They... | |
 | Rob Steele - 1740 - 368 pàgines
...Men, who, of late Years, had furnilhed him with, the Accommodations of Life, and would not, as we fay, be paid with a Song. In order to extricate my old Friend, I immediately fent for the three Directors of the Play-houfe, and defired them that they would in their Turn do a... | |
 | 1747 - 584 pàgines
...written more Odes than Horace, and about four times as many Comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great Difficulties by the Importunities of a Set of Men, who, of late Years, had furnifhed him with the Accommodations of Life, and would not, as we fay, be paid with a Song. In order... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1764 - 396 pàgines
...about " four Times as many Comedies " as Terence, he found himfelf " reduced to great D. faculties by " the Importunities of a Set of " Men, who of late Years had •• furniilied him with the Ac" commodations of Life, and " would not, as we fay, be paid " w'th... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 pàgines
...than llorare, and about four times as many comedies a« Terence, he found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of late years haij furnished him with the accommoda* tions of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song."—... | |
 | Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 pàgines
...odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of late years had 94 ELIZABETH. EIAVES. liad furnished him with the accommodations of life, anil would not as we say,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pàgines
...written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who, of late years, have furnished him with the accommodations of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pàgines
...written more ode* than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties, by the importunities of a set of men,...in their turn, do a good office for a man, who, in Shakespear's phrase, had often filled their mouths, I mean with pleasantry and popular conceits. They... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pàgines
...written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties, by the importunities of a set of men,...would not, as we say, be paid with a song. In order to extricate8 my old friend, I immediately sent for the three directors of the playhouse, and desired... | |
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Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties, by the importunities of a set of men, who, of late years, had furnished him with the accommodations... 
