 In compassion to so needy a statesman, and to dissipate the confusion I found he was in, I told him, if he pleased I would give 'him five shillings, to receive five pounds of him when the great Turk was driven out of Constantinople...  The Tatler - Page 220edited by - 1899Full view - About this book
 | 1711 - 404 pages
...hernrn'dai^am after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a Whifpcr, I expected to hear, iome fecret Eiece of News, which he had not thought fit to communicate to the Bench ; but infteaaof that, he delired me in my Ear to lend him; Half a Crown. In Companion to fo needy a Srateftnan,... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 322 pages
...hemm'd again after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a Whifper, I expected to hear fome fecret Piece of News, which he had not thought fit to communicate to the Bench l but inftead of that, he defired me in my Ear to lend him Half a Crown. In Compaffion to fo needy... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a whifper, I expefted to hear fome fecret piece of news, which he had not thought fit to ' communicate to the bench; but inftead of tiiat, he denrtrf me in my ear to lend him half a crown. In сотраШоп to fo needy... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 342 pages
...away ; but had not gone thirty yards, before the upholsterer hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me with a whisper, I expected to hear some...statesman, and to dissipate the confusion I found tewasin, I told him, " if he pleased, I would give him five shillings, to receive five pounds of him... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a whisper, I expected to hear some seeret piece of news which he had not thought fit to communicate...instead of that, he desired me, in my ear, to lend him halfa-erown. In compassion to so needy a statesman, and to dissipate the confusion I found he was in,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...; but had not gone thirty yards, before the upholsterer hemmed again after nie. Upon his advancing towards me, with a whisper, I expected to hear, some secret piece of news, which he sol . to communicate to the bench; litttj -instead 6f rfta*j he'desired me in my ear to lend him'vhatf-aicrmvffiM... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...away ; but had not gone thirty yards, before the upholsterer hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me with a whisper, I expected to hear some...in, I told him, " if he pleased, I would give him live shillings, to receive five pounds of him when the great Turk was driven out of Constantinople:"... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 412 pages
...Upon his advancing towards me with a whisper, I expected to hear some secret piece of news, which be had not thought fit to communicate to the bench ;...and to dissipate the confusion I found he was in, 1 told him, " if he pleased, I would give him five shillings, to receive five pounds of him wben the... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 pages
...but had not been gone thirty yards, before the upholsterer hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a whisper, I expected to hear some...instead of that, he desired me in my ear to lend him half-acrown. In compassion to so needy a statesman, and to dissipate the confusion I found he was in,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...but had not been gone thirty yards, before the upholsterer hemmed again after me. Upon his advancing towards me, with a whisper, I expected to hear some...instead of that, he desired me in my ear to lend him half-acrown. In compassion to so needy a statesman, and to dissipate the confusion I found he was in,... | |
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