 | Tobias Smollett - 1775 - 552 sider
...defpairing ever to find their' equals, it is fome years fince I have clofe.d my accounts, and ffiut up my books, with thoughts of never opening them again : but you have kindled a defire in me of opening them once more before Idle; which I now do; fo go home and dine with me."'... | |
 | 1778 - 626 sider
...Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung' and spoken so much : I have lived my life with geniuses of that cast, but have survived them ; and despairing ever to find their equals, , it is some )ears sinci' I have closed my accounts, and shut up my bocks, with thoughts of never opening them again... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 220 sider
...and, defpairing ever to find their equals, it is fome years fince I have clofed my accounts, and Ihut up my books, with thoughts of never opening them again; but you have kindled a defire in me of opening them, once more before I die ; which I now do ; fo go home and dine with me."... | |
 | 1791 - 634 sider
...and defpniring ever to find their equals, it is fome years fince 1 have clofed my accounts and (hut up my books, with thoughts of never opening them again ; but you have kindled a defirc in me of opening them once more before I die, which I now do, fo go home, and dine with me.'... | |
 | 1795 - 486 sider
...defpsiring ever to find iheir equals, it is lome years lince 1 have clofcd my accounts, and (hut up iny books with thoughts of never opening them again : but you have kindled a deGre in me of opening them again once Bore before I die, which 1 now do ; locóme home and dine with... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 sider
...and dtfpairing ever to find, their equals, it is fome years fince I have clofed my accounts, and (hut up my books, with thoughts of never opening them again: but you have kindled a defire in me of opening them once more btfore I die, which I now do ; fo go home, and dine with me.'... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 324 sider
...Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung and spoken so much : I have liv«d my life with geniuses of that cast ; but have survived them ; and despairing...them again : But you have kindled a desire in me of ppening them once more before I die ; which I now do ; so go home and dine with. We." This nobleman,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 sider
...geniuses of that cast, but have survived them; and, defpairing ever to find their equal", it is some rears since I have closed my accounts, and shut up my books,...them 'again : but you have kindled a desire in me of Ojiening them once more before I die, which I now do; so go home, and dine with tat.' This nobleman,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1834 - 440 sider
...Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifta have sung and spoken so much. I have lived my life with geniuses of that cast; but have survived them; and despairing...never opening them again ; but you have kindled a desiro in me of opening them once more before I die ; which I now do ; so go home and dine with me."... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1846 - 708 sider
...Bathuret, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung and spoken so much. I have lived my life with geniuses of that cast, but have survived them ; and despairing...to find their equals, it is some years since I have cleared my accounts and shut up my books, with thought of never opening them again. But you have kindled... | |
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I want to know you, Mr. Sterne, but it is fit you also should know who it is that wishes this pleasure. You have heard of an old Lord Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung and spoken so much? I have lived my life with geniuses of that cast;... 
