| Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 324 pages
..." I 'gad he knew not a line in it he would be author if." But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a Comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. And so, Reader, I bid him. and thce Farewell.... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 601 pages
...' I'gad, he knew not a ltnt in it he would be author of:' but he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a Comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it, which I would be author of ; and so, reader, I bid him and thee farewell/'... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...' I'gad, he. knew not aline in it he would be author of:' but he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it, which I would be author of; and so, reader, I bid him and thec farewell.''... | |
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
.../£<></, lie knew not a tint in it he would be Author cf;' but lie ii a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it; and to be even with him, I know • comedy of his, that hai'not so much as a quibble in it, which I would be author of; and so, reader,... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...it he would be author <•/ :' but he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal lias it ; and to be even with him, I know a comedy of his, that has'not so much as a quibble in it, which I would be author of; and so, reader, I bid him and thee... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...because mingled with as much praise as the writer probably thought necessary to gain witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be authour of. And so, reader, I bid him and thee farewell."... | |
| Thomas Otway - English drama - 1812 - 508 pages
...cried, Igad, he knew not a line in it he .would be author of. But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. And so, reader. I bid him and thee farewell.... | |
| Thomas Otway - 1813 - 342 pages
...cried, " I'gad he knew not a line in it he would be author of." But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a Comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. And so, Reader, I bid him and thee Farewell.... | |
| Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 330 pages
...cried, " I'gad he knew not a line in it he would be author of." But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a Comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. And so, Reader, I bid him and thee Farewell.... | |
| Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 332 pages
...cried, " I'gad he knew not a line in it be would be author of." But he is a fine facetious witty person, as my friend Sir Formal has it ; and to be even with him, I know a Comedy of his, that has not so much as a quibble in it which I would be author of. And so, Reader, I bid him and thee Farewell.... | |
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