 It was Mr Western's custom every afternoon, as soon as he was drunk, to hear his daughter play on the harpsichord ; for he was a great lover of music, and perhaps, had he lived in town, might have passed for a connoisseur; for he always excepted against...  An account of the visit of Handel to Dublin - Pagina 15door Horatio Townsend (barrister.) - 1852Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1857 - 782 pagina’s
...at this period, let the YOL. XXV. following extract from Fielding's ' Tom Jones' stand in proof: — 'It was Mr Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...music, and perhaps, had he lived in town, might have jxifted for a eunnoiufur, for he alwfiiis excepted against thejinest composition* of Mr Handel.' Thus,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1861 - 506 pagina’s
...poet wished for, to eat, I suppose, those many dainties with which he was so plentifully provided. It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...hear his daughter play on the harpsichord; for he •• great lover of music, and, perhaps, had he lived in town, might have passed for a connoisseur;... | |
 | 1869 - 664 pagina’s
...with a Hundred Hands abused and laughed at. Fielding, in " Tom Jones," must have a fling at him. " It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr. Handel." Even his friends complained that he " tore their ears to pieces," and one writes : " I... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1871 - 598 pagina’s
...ever poet wished for, to eat, I suppose those many dainties with which be was so plentifully provided. It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr. Handel. He never relished any music but what was light and airy; and indeed his most favourite... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1871 - 356 pagina’s
...tunes to oblige the squire, whose custom it was to hear her play on the harpsichord every afternoon, for "he was a great lover of music, and perhaps, had...lived in town, might have passed for a connoisseur, for"—mark the irony of Fielding's syllogism— " he always excepted against the finest compositions... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1872 - 748 pagina’s
...poet wished for, to eat, I suppose, those many dainties with which he was so plentifully provided. It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...to hear his daughter play on the harpsichord ; for ho was a great lover of music, and perhaps, had he lived in town, might have passed for a connoissenr... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1872 - 348 pagina’s
...tunes to oblige the squire, whose custom it was to hear her play on the harpsichord every afternoon, for " he was a great lover of music, and perhaps,...in town, might have passed for a connoisseur, for" — mark the irony of Fielding's syllogism — " he always excepted against the finest Compositions... | |
 | George Titus Ferris - 1878 - 238 pagina’s
...malevolent of Handel's foes. Fielding, in " Tom Jones," has an amusing hit at the taste of the period : " It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...and perhaps, had he lived in town, might have passed as a connoisseur, for he always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr. Handel." So much had... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Leslie Stephen - 1882 - 634 pagina’s
...ever poet wished for, to eat, I suppose those many dainties with which he was so plentifully provided. It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr. Handel. He never relished any music but what was light and airy ; and indeed his most favourite... | |
 | John Joseph Brown - 1883 - 374 pagina’s
...doing him harm. A curious proof of this dislike is given in Fielding's ' Tom Jones,' where he says : ' It was Mr. Western's custom every afternoon, as soon...always excepted against the finest compositions of Mr. Handel.' But did he care for this? Not a bit. A friend once expressed regret to him at seeing the... | |
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