It would have been a jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that anything witty could be said in praise of a married state; or that devotion and virtue were any way necessary to the character of a fine gentleman. Thackerayana: Notes and Anecdotes - Side 204av Joseph Grego - 1898 - 494 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 sider
...that devotion and virtue were any way neceflary to the, character of a fine gentleman. Bickerftaff ventured to tell the town, that they were a parcel of fops, fools, and vain coquettes ; but in fuch a manner, as even pleafed them, and made them more than half-inclined to believe that he fpoke... | |
| John Nichols - 1780 - 434 sider
...devotion and virtue were any way ne" ceffary totite character of a fine gentleman. Bickerftaffven" tured to tell the town, that they were a parcel of fops, fools, " and vain coquettes ; but in fuch a manner, as even pleafed "them, and made them more than half-inclined to believe " that 'he fpbke... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 490 sider
...It would have been a jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...than half inclined to believe that he spoke truth. Instead of complying with the false sentiments or vicious tastes of the age, either in morality, criticism,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 484 sider
...It would have been a jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...than half inclined to believe that he spoke truth. Instead of complying with the false sentiments or vicious tastes of the age, either in morality, criticism,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 476 sider
...It would have been a jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could We said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...way necessary to the character of a fine gentleman. BickerstafiF ventured to tell the town, that they were a parcel of fops, fools, and vain coquettes... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 sider
...It would have been a jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state; or that devotion...a parcel of fops, fools, and vain coquettes ; but ia such a manner, as even pleased them, and made them more than half inclined to believe that be spoke... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 496 sider
...It would have been A jest some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...way necessary to the character of a fine gentleman. Bickerstatf ventured to tell the town, that they were a parcel of fops, fools, and vain coquettes :... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 sider
...It would have been a jest, some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...than half inclined to believe that he spoke truth. " Instead of complying with the false sentiments or vicious tastes of the age, either in morality,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 sider
...It would have been a jest, some time since, for a man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...than half inclined to believe that he spoke truth. " Instead of complying with the false sentiments or vicious tastes of the age, either in mo,rality,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 sider
...would have been a jest some time since, for a man man to have asserted that any thing witty could be said in praise of a married state ; or that devotion...town, that they were a parcel of fops, fools, and vam coquettes; but in such a manner, as even pleased them, and made them more than half inclined to... | |
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