He is extremely well versed in all the little handicrafts of an idle man. He makes a May-fly to a miracle, and furnishes the whole country with angle-rods. As he is a good-natured officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account of his family, he... The Spectator: ... - Page 961718Full view - About this book
| 1786 - 694 pages
...Sir Roger before his tlemen about him. He carries a tulipboufe, a country-fellow brought him a root in his pocket from one to another. or exchanges a puppy between a coupL huge fifh, which, he told him, Mr. Williim Wimble had caughtthat very morning ยก and that he... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account ot his family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen...between a couple of friends that live perhaps in the opposite sides of the country. Will is a particular favourite of all the young heirs, whom ho frequently... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account of his family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen...between a couple of friends that live perhaps in the opposite sides of the country. Will is a particular favourite of all the young heirs, whom he frequently... | |
| 1804 - 676 pages
...keeps up a good correspondence among all the u 2 , gentlemen itbAut him. He danies * tulip-root in hto pocket from one to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends that live perhaps in the opposite sides of the county. Will is i particular fatourile of ill the Voung hciir, Whom he frequently... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 366 pages
...house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen about him. He carries a tulip root in his pocket from one to another, or exchanges a...between a couple of friends that live perhaps in the opposite sides of the country. Will is a particular favourite of all the young heirs, whom he frequently... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account of Ids family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen about him. He carries a tulip root in his pocket from one to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends that... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account of his family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen about him. He carries a tulip root in his pocket from one to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends that... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...officious fellow, and very much esteemed upon account of his family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and keeps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen about him. He carries a tulip root in his pocket from one to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends that... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...and very much esteemed upon account of his family, he is a welcome guest at every house, and k^eps up a good correspondence among all the gentlemen about him. He carries a tulip root in his pocket from one to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends that... | |
| William Driverger - 1820 - 648 pages
...As he is a good natured officious fellow, he carries a tulip root in his pocket from one gentleman to another, or exchanges a puppy between a couple of friends, that live perhaps in the opposite side of the county. Let a man's estate be what it will, he is poor if he does not live within... | |
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