English literature, already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments. A Sketch of Old England - Página 52por James Kirke Paulding - 1822 - 555 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Rev. John Walker - 1806 - 268 páginas
...fellowship. Afterwards he retired to London, suffered several imprisonments for his Majesty's cause, lived by his wits in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, on, and to, their respective mistresses, as also in translating and writing several little... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 páginas
...for his Majesty's cause, (says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted,) " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 páginas
...imprisonments for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
| Robert Bell - 1839 - 430 páginas
...elapsed between his dismissal from the college in 1648 and the restoration, we are told that he " li ved by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, to and on their respective mistresses, and also in translating and writing several little... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1846 - 530 páginas
...for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, • he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, ana epistles on and to their mistresses; as also in translating, and other petite employments.' He... | |
| 1858 - 682 páginas
...many imprisonments and persecutions in the cause of royalty. Anthony Wood says, sneerjngly, that " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating and other petty employments." Better this,... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 518 páginas
...majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literaturei already quoted, * he lived lv his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles %n and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petile employments.' He lived... | |
| Francis Beaumont - 1854 - 976 páginas
...he retired to London, siitR-red several imprisonments for his majesty's cause,.lived by his wits ill helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, on, and to, their respective mistresses, as also in translating and writing several little... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 páginas
...imprisonments for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 526 páginas
...imprisonments fur his majesty^ cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, * he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, song«, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as al?o in translating, and oihfT petite employments.'... | |
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