 Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed at Congreve for despising the rank of author and affecting the gentleman, set out post for a hovel he has in France, to write from thence, and style himself Gentleman of the Bedchamber * to Lord Lyttelton,...  Voltaire's Visit to England, 1726-1729 - Pagina 259door Archibald Ballantyne - 1919 - 338 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Horace Walpole - 1844 - 434 pagina’s
...Talbut, who is to be an earl, and is much a favourite, will succeed Lord Halifax in the Board of Trade. Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...English, and not a sentence is tolerable English. The answer is very civil and sensible. • There has been a droll print :f her Mistress reproving Miss... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1845 - 422 pagina’s
...French, but contains only the compliments usual in such cases. Horace Walpole writes to Sir H. Mann— " Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...write from thence and style himself Gentleman of the Bedchamber,to Lord Lyttelton, who in his Dialogues of the Dead, had called him an exile. He writes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pagina’s
...anybody that had so much wit as Congreve. — LAUY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU : Spenec by Singer, p. 232. 16 Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...' Dialogues of the Dead,' had called him an exile. — WALTOLK to Mann, March 3, 1761. I think the impertinent Frenchman was properly answered. I should... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 478 pagina’s
...disgusted at so unseasonable a piece of vanity." — VOLTAIUE, Letters concerning the Englush Nation. "Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...style himself Gentleman of the Bedchamber, to Lord Lyttclton who, in his Dialogues of the Dead, had called him «n exile." — WALPOLE to MANN, March... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 766 pagina’s
...vanity."—VOLTAIRK, Letters concerning the English Kalian. "Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He wbx) laughed at Congreve for despising the rank of author,...Gentleman of the Bedchamber, to Lord Lyttelton who, in his Dialog-net of the Dead, had called him an exile."—WALPOLE to MAMI, March 3, 1761. compassion. But,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 472 pagina’s
...disgusted at so unseasonable a piece of vanity." — VOLTAIRE, Letters concerning the i'nylisk Nation. "Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...has in France to write from thence and style himself Gtntleman of the Bedchamber, to Lord Lyttclton who, in his Dialogues of Ike Dea<l, had called him an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 450 pagina’s
...much wit as Congrove. — LADY MARY WOBTLEV MONTAGU : S[>cnce by Singer, p. 23-. i8 Voltaire has boon charmingly absurd. He who laughed at Congreve for...affecting the gentleman, set out post for a hovel he has iu France, to write from thence and style himself Gentleman uf the Bcdc-.hamher, to Lord Lyttelton,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1857 - 556 pagina’s
...Talbot, who is to be an Earl, and is much a favourite, will succeed Lord Halifax in the Board of Trade. Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...English, and not a sentence is tolerable English. The answer is very civil and sensible. There has been a droll print : her mistress ' reproving Miss... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1861 - 660 pagina’s
...anybody that had so much wit as Congreve — LADY MART WORTLET MONTAGU : Spence by Singer, p. 232. 1 8 Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...Dialogues of the Dead," had called him an exile.— WALFOLE to Mann, March 8, 1761. In bis retirement he may be supposed to have applied himself to books... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1861 - 550 pagina’s
...Talbot, who is to be an Earl, and is much a favourite, will succeed Lord Halifax in the Board of Trade. Voltaire has been charmingly absurd. He who laughed...write from thence, and style himself Gentleman of the Bedehamber 3 to Lord Lyttelton, who, in his ' Dialogues of the Dead,' had called him an exile. He writes... | |
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