 | Bibliography - 1776 - 646 pages
...upon having mortiiied himfelf Iefs, than if he had yielded to their régulation of one each ni^ht ; which, I fuppofe, may be called a compromife between...epicurifm ; but I leave it to your decifion. "As little as 1 love money, and as well as I love Lady Hertford and admire her judgment, I grudge fix millings for... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...said he would then eat two every other night, and valued himself upon having mortified himself less by Spain and France pcrceiv d, Their journeys fast for England bends. suppose, may be called a compromise hetween economy and epicurism, li. m. 5 15 7 10 4 50 6 45 February... | |
 | John Brown - 456 pages
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 | John Brown - English literature - 1866 - 454 pages
...he said he would then eat two every other night, and valued himself on having mortified himself less than if he had yielded to their regulation of one each night ; which, I suppose, may be called a compromise between economy and epicurism." To the words, " my mamma " in this... | |
 | John Brown - 1866 - 448 pages
...he said he would then eat two every other night, and valued himself on having mortified himself less than if he had yielded to their regulation of one each night ; which, I suppose, may be called a compromise between economy and epicurism." To the words, " my mamma " in this... | |
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... she could present his Majesty with but half the usual quantity, desiring him to use economy, for they would barely serve him the year at one each night. Being thus forced by necessity to retrench, he said he would then eat two every other night, and... 