Their authors are of the same level, fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a beargarden : yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers... The Living Age - Page 751872Full view - About this book
| 1797 - 438 pages
...messenger bring you one but now, sir? Wit. Ay, but no other ? Betty. No, sir. Wit. That's hard, that's very hard; — a messenger, a mule, a beast of burden ; he has brought me a letter from the fool my brother, as heavy as a panegyric in a funeral sermon, or a copy... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...of French huguenots, or Dutch boors, brought over in herds, but not naturalized ; who have not land of two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the same level ; fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pages
...of French huguenots, or Dutch boors, brought over in herds, but not naturalized ; who have not land of two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the same level ; fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...of French huguenots, or Dutch boors, brought over in herds, but not naturalized ; who have not lands of two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll *. Their authors are of the same level, fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...of French huguenots, or Dutch boors, brought over in herds, bat not naturalized ; who have not lands of two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll*. Their authors are of the same level, fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| 1803 - 434 pages
...French huguenots., or Dutch boors, brought over in ' herds, but not naturalized ; who have not lands of ' two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore ' are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the same level, fit to. represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be master... | |
| Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...French Hugonots, or Dutch boors, brought over in herds, but not naturalized ; who have not land of twa pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the same level, fit to represent them on a mountebank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| 1804 - 676 pages
...best on it is, they are but a sort of French Huguenots, or Duteh boors, brought over in herds, hut not naturalized ; who have not lauds of two pounds...Parnassus, and therefore are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the same level, lit to represent them on a mountehank's stage, or to be masters... | |
| 1804 - 540 pages
...messenger bring you one but now, sir? Wit. Aye, but no other ? Bet. No, sir. Wit. That's hard, that's very hard ; a messenger, a mule, a beast of burden ; he has brought me a letter from the fool, my brother, as heavy as a panegyric in a funeral sermon, or a copy... | |
| British drama - 1804 - 1084 pages
...messenger bring you one but now, sir? Wit. Aye, but no other ? Bet. No, sir. Wit. That's hard, that's very hard ; a messenger, a mule, a beast of burden ; he has brought me a letter from the fool, my brother, as heavy as a panegyric in a funeral sermon, or a copy... | |
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