 All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners of the world, only...  The Spectator - Pagina 9geredigeerd door - 1898Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Casket - 1873 - 912 pagina’s
...gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense,and are contradictions to the manners of the world only...nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being uncontiued to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 pagina’s
...merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions...to modes and forms, makes him but the readier and 10 more capable to please and oblige all who know him. When he is in town, he lives in Soho Square.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 566 pagina’s
...merits of Sir Rog-er. He is gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions...to modes and forms, makes him but the readier and 10 more capable to please and oblige all who know him. When he is in town, he lives in Soho Square.... | |
 | William Spalding - 1877 - 444 pagina’s
...merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour : but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions...more capable to please and oblige all who know him. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1877 - 560 pagina’s
...proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners of the world only as he tiiinks the world is in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies, SPECIMEN or STEELE'S PEOSE. 273 for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfincd... | |
 | F. Walter Savage - 1878 - 294 pagina’s
...merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour ; but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions...in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemy ; for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1880 - 558 pagina’s
...merits of Sir BogeT. He ia a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour ; but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions...nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfiucd to modae and forms makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who... | |
 | 1881 - 590 pagina’s
...Sir Roger at his club in London. He is "a gentleman very singular in behavior, but his singularities proceed from his good sense and are contradictions...manners of the world only as he thinks the world is wrong. However, this humor creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy,... | |
 | 1881 - 578 pagina’s
...merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities oul, uneasy and confined, from home, Eests and expatiates in a life t tho world, only as he thinks the world is in the wrong. However, this humour creates him no enemies,... | |
 | Austin Dobson - 1882 - 324 pagina’s
...Merits of ' Sir R0GER. He is a Gentleman that is very singu' lar in his Behaviour, but his Singularities proceed ' from his good Sense, and are Contradictions...' creates him no Enemies, for he does nothing with ' Sowerness or Obstinacy ; and his being unconfined ' to Modes and Forms, makes him but the readier... | |
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