I was told he retained his cheerful sweetness of temper to the last, and would often be carried out on a summer's evening, when the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, and with his pencil, give an order on his agent, the mercer,... Blackwood's Magazine - Seite 7411866Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Benjamin Victor - 1776 - 390 Seiten
...where the country lads and lafies were afiembled at their rural fports, — and, with his pencil, give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the beft dancer. In the year 1727, when I was a levee-bunter, and making an intereft with the firft Minifter*,... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...where the country lads and laffes were ' aflembled at .their rural fports, — and, with his pencil, gave an ' order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the beft 'dancer. ]n the year 1727, when I was A levee-hunter, and ' making an intereft with the firft... | |
| John Britton - 1815 - 1086 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper lo the last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, and with his pencil give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the best dancer.J He became connected with... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 384 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, — and, with his pencil, gave an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the best dancer. In the year 1727, when I... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, — and, with his pencil, give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the best dancer. In the year 1727, when I... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1815 - 1092 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, and with his pencil give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the best dancer.} He became connected with... | |
| John Genest - 1832 - 670 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the " last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's " evening, where the country lads and lasses were " assembled at their rural sports — and with his peucil " give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new " gown to the best dancer." Dr. Johnson... | |
| Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 356 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out of a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, — and, with his pencil, gave an order on his agent, the mercer, t Spectator, No. 118. 292 Steele and his Contemporaries. [CHAP.... | |
| Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 352 Seiten
...cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out of a summer's evening, where the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, — and, with his pencil, gave an order on his agent, the mercer, * Taller, No. 89. t Spectator, No. 118. for a new gown to the... | |
| 1866 - 848 Seiten
...his cheerful sweetness of temper to the last, and would often be carried out of a summer's erening, when the country lads and lasses were assembled at...Steele may be said to enjoy at the present day, it Kerns to us to be of that traditional order which no one cares to dispute and very few care to verify.... | |
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