 ... fellow, upon changing his condition, will be no longer puzzled how to stand the raillery of his facetious companions; that he need not own he married only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous...  The Spectator - Page 1971718Full view - About this book
 | 1737 - 354 pages
...hat a bafhful Fellow, upon changing his Condition, will be no longer puzzled how to ftand the Rallery of his facetious Companions ; that he need not own...plunder an Heirefs of her Fortune, nor pretend that he nfes her ill, to avoid the ridiculous N;:me of a fond Hufband. INDEED if I may fpeak my Opinion of... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...how 'Mery of his facetious «impartions ; that he need not own he married only to plunder tin he'refs of her fortune, nor pretend that he ufes her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond hufband. Indeed, if I mav fpeak my opinion of great part of the writings which once prevailed among... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...a bashful fellow, upon changing his condition, will be no longer puzzled how to stand the raillery of his facetious companions; that he need not own he married only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband.... | |
 | 1803 - 408 pages
...that he need not own he anarried only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband. Indeed, if I may speak my opinion of great part of the writings which once prevailed among us under the notion of humour,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...a bashful fellow, upon changing his condition, will be no longer puzzled how to stand the raillery of his facetious companions; that he need not own he married only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband.... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 304 pages
...pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband. Indeed, if I may speak my opinion of great part of the writings which once prevailed among us, under the notion of humor, they are such as would tempt one to think there had been an association among the wits of those... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 272 pages
...a bashful fellow, upon changing his condition, will be no longer puzzled how to stand the raillery of his facetious companions ; that he need not own he married only to pi under an heiress of her fortune,' nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 pages
...pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the riciculous name of a fond husband. Indeed, if I may speak my opinion of great part of the writings which once...prevailed among us under the notion of humour, they are such as would tempt one to think there had been an association among the wits of those times to rally... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 392 pages
...that he need not own he married only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband. Indeed, if I may speak my opinion of great part of the. writings which once prevailed among us under the notion of humour,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 252 pages
...that a bashful fellow upon changing his condition, will be no longer puzzled how to stand the raillery of his facetious companions; that he need not own he married only to plunder an heiress of her fortune, nor pretend that he uses her ill, to avoid the ridiculous name of a fond husband.... | |
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