 | 1819 - 654 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converseseasily. .Ml his words are measured and chosen, and- formed inn sentences. His writings are... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1821 - 300 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily. All his words are measured and chosen. His writings are admirable. He himself is not agreeable." In... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1822 - 312 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about GRAY ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen and formed into sentences : his writings are admirable— he... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 906 pages
...Here rests, &.c." Gray (said TValpole, in a Letter to Geo. Montagu) is the worst company in the wuild. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...would be both soothed and surprised to find one of those ' ballads' so abundantly multiplied. About the same time came out not fewer than Five Greek Versions... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1837 - 462 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray; ,he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy -turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily ; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable ; he... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 462 pages
...agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; .he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily ; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable ; he... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1839 - 418 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about GRAY ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen and formed into sentences : his writings are admirable — he... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 pages
...agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about i Gray ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable ; he... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 462 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about GRAY ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences : his writings are admirable — he... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 522 pages
...I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and...little too much dignity, he never converses easily; all his words are measured and chosen, and formed into sentences ; his writings are admirable ; he... | |
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I agree with you most absolutely in your opinion about Gray ; .he is the worst company in the world. From a melancholy turn, from living reclusely, and from a little too much dignity, he never converses easily ; all his words are measured and chosen,... 
