 Upon his first rising the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger < was up. ' The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that I shall not trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not...  The Spectator - Pagina 1531729Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pagina’s
...and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give hi™ a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit in the country. " I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to sec the gentlemen of the county gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it, and, I believe, was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the county gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pagina’s
...account of it ; and 1 bulieve was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, u rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the Court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the Court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the Court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the Court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the county gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1863 - 202 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the county gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it, and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the Court, as to give him a figure in my eyes, and to keep up his credit in the country.' — Spectator, No. 122. brain, and out of that honest... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it, and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himscif to inform the Court, as to give him a figure in my eyes, and to keep up his credit in the country." — Spectator No. 122. but who can hear their sacred... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...trouble my readers with an account of it, and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the Court, as to give him a figure in my eyes, and to keep up his credit in the country." — Spectator, No. 122. harmless eccentricities and... | |
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