 I will further tell you, that all my endeavours, from a boy, to distinguish myself, were only for want of a great title and fortune, that I might be used like a Lord by those who have an opinion of my parts — whether right or wrong, it is no great matter,...  The North American Review - Page 100edited by - 1868Full view - About this book
 | Gerald Patrick Moriarty - 1893 - 402 pages
...or foul, of personal distinction. " All my endeavours from a boy," he afterwards confessed to Pope, "were only for want of a great title and fortune,...parts ; whether right or wrong is no great matter." Nothing proves the truth of this statement more than that Swift at this, his entry into the political... | |
 | Gerald Patrick Moriarty - 1893 - 388 pages
...himself of his opportunity so eagerly as Swift. "All my endeavours to distinguish myself," he has said, " were only for want of a great title and fortune, that...a lord by those who have an opinion of my parts." The moment he had been waiting for ever since the gloomy days at Moor Park had come at last, and he... | |
 | 1893 - 804 pages
...of his ruling motive, and one which he at no time belied in conduct. " All my endeavors from a boy were only for want of a great title and fortune, that I might be used like a lord by those who had an opinion of my parts ; whether right or wrong is no great matter." The author shows to the "... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 428 pages
...the haunts of the wits, which we may take to have been to distinguish myself, were only for want of a title and fortune, that I might be used like a lord...have an opinion of my parts : whether right or wrong, it is no great matter ; and so the reputation of wit or great learning does the office of a blue ribband,... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 420 pages
...the haunts of the wits, which we may take to have been to distinguish myself, were only for waut of a title and fortune, that I might be used like a lord...have an opinion of my parts : whether right or wrong, it is no great matter ; and so the reputation of wit or great learning does the office of a blue ribband,... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 424 pages
...the haunts of the wits, which we may take to have been to distinguish myself, were only for want of a title and fortune, that I might be used like a lord...have an opinion of my parts : whether right or wrong, it is no great matter ; and so the reputation of wit or great learning does the office of a blue ribband,... | |
 | Alfred Ainger - 1895 - 654 pages
...quoted the anecdote of the lost fish, he says that, "all my endeavours from a boy to distinguish myself were only for want of a great title and fortune, that...is no great matter ; and so the reputation of wit or great learning does the office of a blue riband or of a coach and six horses." The phrase betrays... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1896 - 510 pages
...letters to Bolingbroke : — "All my endeavors to distinguish myself were only for want of agréât title and fortune, that I might be used like a lord...does the office of a blue ribbon or a coach and six." a 1 * An anecdote, which, though only told by Mrs. Pilkington, is well attested, bears, that the last... | |
 | John Dennis - 1896 - 276 pages
...letter to Pope he makes the following confession : ' All my endeavours from a boy to distinguish myself were only for want of a great title and fortune that I might be treated like a lord .... whether right or wrong it is no great matter ; and so the reputation of great... | |
 | John Dennis - 1899 - 294 pages
...letter to Pope he makes the following confession : ' All my endeaTours from a boy to distinguish myself were only for want of a great title and fortune that I might be treated like a lord .... whether right or wrong it is no great matter; and so the reputation of great... | |
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