 I fared like a distressed Prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.  The Life of Richard Steele - Side 247av George Atherton Aitken - 1889 - 871 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1733 - 136 sider
...dif" patch the moft entertaining pieces of this nature. "' This good office he performed with fuch force " of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared. " like a diHrefled Prince, who calls in a powerful • "' neighbour to his aid i I was undone by my aux- •... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1754 - 360 sider
...Office he performed with Juch Force of Genius, Humour, Wit and Learning, that I fared like a dijlrejfed Prince^ who calls in a powerful Neighbour to his Aid; I was undone by my Auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not fubjift without Dependance on him. THE fame Hand writ the diftinguijhing... | |
 | 1761 - 544 sider
...office he performed withfuch force ofgenius,liumour,wit, and learning, that I fared like a diftreffed prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not fubl!ft without dependence on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguifhing... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 534 sider
...fuch ferce of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a cliftrefled prince, who calis in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not fabfift without dependence on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguiihing... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 sider
...office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit and learning, that 1 lared like a diftreffed Prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone by my auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not fubfift without dependance on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguithing... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 396 sider
...good office he performed," fays he, fpeaking of the affiltance which Addifon gave him, " with fuch force " of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared " like a diftrefled prince who calk in a powerful " neighbour " neighbour to his aid : I was undone by. my auxili"... | |
 | 1785 - 698 sider
...able to difpatch the moil entertaining pieces of this nature. This good office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a diftrefled prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid; I was undone by my auxiliary; when... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1786 - 516 sider
...office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that E fared like a diftrefied Prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone by my * TATL. N° 138. t TATL. N« 9. •JTATI,. NO it.; N° 75. § TATL<N° 193. || The veil of fecrecy... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 496 sider
...whom he has lived in an intimacy from childhood, considering the great ease with which he is able to dispatch the most entertaining pieces of this nature....his aid ; I was undone by my auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependance on him. The same hand writ the distinguishing... | |
 | 1843 - 586 sider
...effect of that assistance cannot be better described than in Steele's own words. ' I fared,' he said, like a distressed prince ' who calls in a powerful...his aid. I was undone ' by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not ' subsist without dependence on him.' ' The paper,' he says elsewhere,... | |
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