 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...the " coffee-houfe, and had a bow from 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 - 516 pages
...the " coffee-houfe, and had a bow from 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 bejl... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...bow from every " body but me, who, I confefs, could not " but defpife him. When I came to the antitc chamber to wait, before prayers, Dr. Swift " was the principal man of talk and bufinefs, " and acled as matter 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 - 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, 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 - 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 - 1800 - 714 pages
..." from 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 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 a£ted as mafter of requefts.— • " Then he inftru&ed a young nobleman that the... | |
 | 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... | |
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He was soliciting the earl of Arran to speak to his brother the duke of Ormond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Hull for Mr. Fiddes, a 'clergyman in that neighbourhood, who had lately been in gaol, and published sermons to pay... 
