 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 486 pàgines
...him yesterday agree with a painter for 2001. to paint • his country hall with trophies of rakers, spades, 'prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm — now turn over anew leaf. — He bids me assure you, he should be sorry not t<^ have more schemes... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 944 pàgines
...to paint bis coun 1IMU.WOTOH I-HVRCH PO34CH. try-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, 8cc. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling...Lord Bolingbroke lived had long been a seat of the Unmet family, and was a fine and spacious residence. It was taken down, as we are informed by those... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 446 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a Painter for 200/. 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 500 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a Painter for 200/. 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 596 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 200£ 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 602 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 628 pàgines
...bacon, and a barn-door fowl. him yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. 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 - 1825 - 440 pàgines
...agree with a painter for two hundred pounds, to paint his country hall with rakes, spades, prongs, etc. 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 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... | |
 | George Wingrove Cooke - 1836 - 486 pàgines
...to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c., and other...to countenance his calling this place a farm." The sports of the field (we read that he was at this time severely hurt by a fall from his horse while... | |
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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... 
