| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...asked the Duchess, if she had spoken to him, as he desired. ' Yes, (she said,) but the Doctor presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes your Majesty will have the goodness to excuse him at present : he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's Ministers ; and fears it might be some obstacle... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...asked the Duchess, if she had spoken to him, as he desired. ' Yes, (she said,) but the Doctor presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes your Majesty will have the goodness to excuse him at present : he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's Ministers ; and fears it might be some obstacle... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 608 pages
...goodness to excuse him at present : he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's Ministers ; and fears it might be some obstacle to him, if it should be known that he had the honour of keeping such good company.' The King laughed very heartily, and said, he believed he was... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...asked the Duchess, if she had spoken to him, as he desired. ' Yes, (she said,) but the Doctor presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes your Majesty will have the goodness to excuse hira at present : he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty'* Ministers ; and fears it might... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 322 pages
...insignificant fellows I ever met with on the stage." This, if it was not spoke out of resentment, betrayed humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes your Majesty...present, for he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's ministers, and he fears it might be some obstacle to him, if it should be known that he had... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 pages
...insignificant fellows I ever met with on the stage." This, if it was not spoke out of resentment, betrayed humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes your Majesty...present, for he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's ministers, and he fears it might be some obstacle to him, if it should be known that he had... | |
| 1820 - 490 pages
...the duchess if she had spoken to him, as he desired. — ' Yes,' she said, ' but the doctor presents his humble duty to your majesty, and hopes your majesty will have the goodness to excuse him at present : he is soliciting some preferment from your majesty's ministers ; and fears it might be some obstacle... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pages
...This, if it was not spoke out of resentment, betrayed humble duty to your Majesty, and hopes yoilr Majesty will have the goodness to excuse him at present, for he is soliciting some preferment from your Majesty's ministers, and he fears it might be some obstacle to him, if it should be known that he had... | |
| 1825 - 624 pages
...him at pre" sent ; he is soliciting some preferment from " your majesty's ministers, and fears it may be " some obstacle to him, if it should be known " that he had the honour of keeping such good " company.'' The king laughed very heartily, and said he believed he was... | |
| 1826 - 374 pages
...; and the king enquired if the duchess had invited him. " Yes," she said, " but the doctor presents his humble duty to your majesty, and hopes your majesty will have the goodness 10 excuse him at present; he is soliciting some preferment from yuur majesty's ministers, and fears... | |
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