| Thomas Davies - 1781 - 464 Seiten
...of writing that eomedy, when k it was no longer neceffary to conceal the name of the real authour. It may be juftly faid of Kelly, that no man ever profited...an immediate and remarkable alteration in his whole condudt; from a low, petulant, abfurd,and ill-bred cenfurer, he was tranfformed to the humane, affable,... | |
| James Plumptre - 1812 - 552 Seiten
...that no man everprofited more " by a. sudden change of fortune in his favour ;: pros- " perit.y caused an immediate and remarkable alteration " in his whole conduct : from a low, petulant, absurd, " and ill-bred censurer, he was transformed to the hu" mane, affable, good-natured, well-bred... | |
| Thomas Davies - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...Kelly, that no man ever profited more by a sudden change of fortune in his favour; prosperity caused an immediate and remarkable alteration in his whole conduct ; from a low, petulant, absurd, and ill-bred censurer, he was transformed to the humane, affable, good-natured, wellbred man.... | |
| John Forster - 1854 - 578 Seiten
...narrative. "No man ever profited more by a sudden change of fortune in his favour ; prosperity caused an immediate and remarkable alteration in his whole conduct : from a low, petulant, absurd, and ill-bred censurer, he was transformed to the humane, affable, goodnatured, well-bred man.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1900 - 334 Seiten
...narrative. ' ' No man ever profited more by a sudden change of fortune in his favor ; prosperity caused an immediate and remarkable alteration in his whole conduct : from a low, petulant, absurd, and ill-bred censurer he was transformed to the humane, affable, good-natured, well-bred man.... | |
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