 ... beans and bacon, and a barn-door fowl. Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 200£ to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs,...  The Works of Alexander Pope: Letters - Strona 55autor: Alexander Pope - 1751Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 298
...agree with a Painter for 200 A to paint his country-hall with Trophies of Rakes$ fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling...a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me affure you, he mould be forry not to have more fchemes of kindnefs for his friends, than. of ambition... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1751 - Liczba stron: 362
...Painter for two hundred pounds, to paint his country hall with Trophies of Rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling...a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me affure you, he mould be forry not to have more fchemes of kindnefs for his friends, than of ambition... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 298
...agree with a Painter for 200 /. to paint his country-hall with Trophies of Rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling...a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me aflure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes of kindnefsfor his friends, than of ambition... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - Liczba stron: 350
...Farm—now turn over a new leaf— He'bids me aflure you, he fhould be forry nott» have more fchemcs of kindnefs for his friends, than of ambition for himfelf: There, tho' his fchemes may be we.ik, the motives at leaft are ftrong; and he fays further, if you could bear as great a fall, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - Liczba stron: 352
...agree with a painter for 260 /. to paint his country-hall with Trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling...a farm— now turn over a new leaf — He bids me aflnre you, he fliould be forry not to have more fchemes of kindnefs for his friends, than of ambition... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - Liczba stron: 486
...with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &(. ml other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling i.is place a farm. Now turn over a new leaf. HE bids me afl'ure you, he mould be forry not to have •sore fchemes of kindnefs for his friends, than of ambitioa... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - Liczba stron: 406
...agree with a Painter for loo/, to paint his country-hall with Trophies of Rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leafHe bids me aflure you, he fhould be fbrry not to have more fchemes of kindnefs for his friends,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - Liczba stron: 388
...country-hall with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to cotm2 tenancc tenance his calling this place a farm. Now turn over a new leaf. He bids me aflure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes of kindnefs for his friends, than of ambition... | |
 | British Plutarch - 1776 - Liczba stron: 350
...with a painter, for 200 pounds, to paint his1 *' country hall with rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. «« and other ornaments, merely to countenance « his calling this place a farm." Happy would it have been for his lordfhip if he could have remained content in this delightful retreat,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - Liczba stron: 464
...agree with a painter for aoo/. to paint his country halL with Trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, etc. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling...fays further, if you could bear as great a fall, and decreale of your revenues, as he knows by experience he can, you would not live in Ireland an hour.... | |
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