The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volumen1J.N. and sold by E. Nutt, 1710 |
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... have no Sense further than just to observe , That our poor Lover has moft Understanding when he is drunk , and is least in his Senfes when he is fober . Will's Coffee - houfe , April 8 . On Thursday Will's 4 N ° 1 . The Tatler .
... have no Sense further than just to observe , That our poor Lover has moft Understanding when he is drunk , and is least in his Senfes when he is fober . Will's Coffee - houfe , April 8 . On Thursday Will's 4 N ° 1 . The Tatler .
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... Understanding among them , that there is not one Morfel car- ty'd out of any Market in the Kingdom , but what is deliver'd upon Credit : The TATLER . [ N ° 3 . From Thurfd . Apr. 14. to Saturd . Apr. 16.1709 . T Will's Coffee - house ...
... Understanding among them , that there is not one Morfel car- ty'd out of any Market in the Kingdom , but what is deliver'd upon Credit : The TATLER . [ N ° 3 . From Thurfd . Apr. 14. to Saturd . Apr. 16.1709 . T Will's Coffee - house ...
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... understand , that the Author finding the Poets would not take his Advice , he troubles himself no more about ' em ; but has met with one Vanderbank , who works in Arras , and makes very good Tapestry Hangings : There- fore , in order to ...
... understand , that the Author finding the Poets would not take his Advice , he troubles himself no more about ' em ; but has met with one Vanderbank , who works in Arras , and makes very good Tapestry Hangings : There- fore , in order to ...
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... understand , that I fhall not pretend to raise a Credit to this Work , upon the Weight of my Politick News only , but , as my Latin Sentence in the Title Page informs you , shall take any Thing that offers for the Sub- ject of my ...
... understand , that I fhall not pretend to raise a Credit to this Work , upon the Weight of my Politick News only , but , as my Latin Sentence in the Title Page informs you , shall take any Thing that offers for the Sub- ject of my ...
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... Understanding , than an Improvement of our Diversions . That the Understanding has no Part in the Pleasure is evident , from what these Letters very pofitively affert , to wit , That That a great Part of the Performance was done in 28 N ...
... Understanding , than an Improvement of our Diversions . That the Understanding has no Part in the Pleasure is evident , from what these Letters very pofitively affert , to wit , That That a great Part of the Performance was done in 28 N ...
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Página 294 - Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue : but if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines.
Página 295 - ... accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted, and bellowed, that I have thought some of Nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.
Página 357 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
Página 251 - do you think my uncle takes any notice of such a dull rogue as you are?" Mr. William .goes on, " He is the most stupid of all my mother's children: he knows nothing of his book : when he should mind that, he is hiding or hoarding his taws and marbles, or laying up farthings. His way of thinking is...
Página 289 - To my knowledge of this very hat it may be added, that the covering of straw was never used among the Jews, since it was demanded of them to make bricks without it. Therefore this is really nothing but, under the specious pretence of learning and antiquities, to impose upon the world.
Página 269 - His friend advances, and so on, until they had all saluted her. By this means the poor girl was in the middle of the crowd of these fellows, at a loss what to do, without courage to pass through them ; and the Platonics, at several peep-holes...
Página 371 - ... to benevolence, and tend to a certain manner of being or appearing equal to the rest of the company ; for conversation is composed of an assembly of men, as they are men, and not as they are distinguished by fortune: therefore he who brings his quality with him into conversation, should always pay the reckoning ; for he came to receive homage, and not to meet his friends.
Página 250 - I took three lads, who are under my guardianship, a-rambling, in a hackney-coach, to show them the town; as the lions, the tombs, Bedlam, and the other places which are entertainments to raw minds because they strike forcibly on the fancy.
Página 8 - I have in another place, and in a paper by itself, sufficiently convinced this man that he is dead, and if he has any shame, I don't doubt but that by this time he owns it to all his acquaintance : for though the legs and arms, and whole body of that man may still appear and perform their animal functions ; yet since, as I have elsewhere observed, his art is gone, the man is gone.
Página 159 - There is another sort of gentlemen whom I am much more concerned for, and that is the ingenious fraternity of which I have the honour to be an unworthy member; I mean the news-writers of Great Britain, whether 'Postmen