 | Daniel Lysons - 1800 - 386 pàgines
...yefterday agree with a painter for 200 l. to paint his " country hall with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other " ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm '*." editor of the Biographia Britannica obferves, from his own knowledge, that it ivas fo painted... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 pàgines
...yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. to paint his coun. 3 try OH CUUKCH POKCH, Miikllcwx. MfDDLESF.X. try-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c....and was a fine and spacious residence. It was taken down, as we are informed by those who remember the structure, about forty years back. From a portion... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2001. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other...merely to countenance his calling this place a farm — now turn over a new leaf.— He bids me assure you, he should be sorry not to have more schemes... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2001. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other...ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a farm—now turn over a new leaf.— He bids me assure you, he should be sorry not to have more schemes... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pàgines
...overheard him yesterday agree " with a painter for two hundred pounds, to paint " his country-hall with rakes, spades, prongs, &c. " and other ornaments,...merely to countenance his " calling this place a farm." What Pope here says of his engagements with a painter was shortly after executed ; the hall was painted... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 538 pàgines
...yefterday agree with a Painter for 2oo/. to paint his country-hall * with Trophies of rakes, fpadss, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me allure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 540 pàgines
...yefterday agree with a Painter for 2oo/. to paint his country-hall * with Trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me allure you, he mould be lorry not ta •have more fchemes... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pàgines
...overheard him yes" terday agree with a painter for two hundred pounds, " to paint his country-hall with rakes, spades, prongs, " &c. and other ornaments,...merely to countenance his " calling this place a farm." What Pope here says of his engagements with a painter was shortly after executed ; the hall was painted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 394 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2oo/. to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other...merely to countenance his calling this place a farm— now turn over a new leaf — He bids me assure you he should be sorry not to have more schemes of kindness... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 480 pàgines
...tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a .painter for 2001. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other...ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm—now turn over a new leaf.— The Dunciad is going to be printed in all pomp, with the inscription,... | |
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I can answer that (for one whole day) we have had nothing for dinner but mutton-broth, beans and bacon, and a barndoor fowl. Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with... 
