 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...every " body but me, who, I confefs, could not " but defpife him. When I came to the anti" chamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift " was the principal man of talk and bufinefs, " and acted as mafter of requefts. — Then he " inftructed a young nobleman that the beft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...every " body but me, who, I confefs, could not " but defpife him. When I came to the anti^ " chamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift " was the principal man of talk and bufinels, " and acted as mafter of requefts. — Then he " inftructed a young nobleman that the beft... | |
 | 1784 - 552 pages
...from every body but me, who, I confefs, could not but *' defpife him. When I came to the antichamber to wait ** before prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk '* and bufinefs, and acted as a mafter of requefts. He ct was foliciting the earl of Arran to fpeak to his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...from every body but me, who, I con" fefs, could notliut defpife him. When I came to " the antichamber to wait, before 'prayers, Dr. Swift ** was the principal man of talk and bufinefs, and acted f as mafter of requefts.—Then he mftructed a young " nobleman that the beji Poet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...from every body but me, who, I con'* fefs, could not but defpife him. When I came to " the antichamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift " was the principal man of talk and bufinefs, and acted '* as mafter of requefts. — Then he inftructed a young " nobleman that the bejl... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...from every body but me, who, I con" fefs, could not but defpife him. When I came to " the antichamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift " was the principal man of talk and bufinefs, and acted " as mafler of requefts. — Then he inftrufted a young " nobleman that the beft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...every body but me, who, I confess, could not .but despise him. »« When I came to the ami- chamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift was *' the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests. " Then he instructed-a young nobleman that the best poet in £nglandms " Mr. Pope... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 286 pages
...bow from every body but me, who, I confess, could not but despise him. When I came to the antichamber to wait before prayers» Dr. Swift was the principal...Earl of Arran to speak to his brother the Duke of Orrnond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Hull, for Mr. Fidd«s, a clergyman... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 284 pages
...who, I confess, could not but despise him. When I tcame to the antichamber to wait before prayets, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business,...Earl of Arran to speak to his brother the Duke of Qrmond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Bull, for Mr. Fiddes, a clergyman... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...bow from every body but me, who, I confess, could not but despise him. When I came to the antichamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests. Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope,... | |
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Dr. Swift came into the coffee-house, and had a bow' from every body but me, who, I confess, could not but despise him. When I came to the anti-chamber to wait before prayers, Dr. 
