 | Edmund Burke - History - 1768 - 642 pages
...Worfdale, mafter-painter to the board of ordnance, has this infcription upon it, written by himfelf. Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind — except himfelf. This morning a dreadful . fire broke out at a flocking- 9 trimmer's in Tower-royal, oppofite St. Antholin's... | |
 | English literature - 1782 - 542 pages
...dramatic performances. This epitaph, compofed by himfeif, was placed on his tombltone at his death : " Eager to get, but not to keep the " pelf, " A friend to all mankind, except £ «« himfelf. John Wootten painted horfes and dogs, which he drew and coloured with conlurrimaw (kill, fire, and... | |
 | History - 1800 - 594 pages
...Worfdale, mafter-painter to the board of ordnance, has this infcription upon it, written by himfelf. Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind — except himfelf. This morning a drendful fire broke our at a flocking- gth. trimmer's in Tower-royal, oppolite St. Antholin's... | |
 | History - 1800 - 596 pages
...Worfdale, mafter 'painter to the board of ordnance, has this infcription upon it, written by himfelf. Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind — except himfelf. . This morning a dreadful fire broke out at a (locking- gth. trimmer's in Tower-royal, oppoiite St.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 600 pages
...Worfdale, mafter painter to the board of ordnance, has this infcription upon it, written by himfelf. Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind — except himfelf. This morning a dreadful fire broke out at a (locking, pth. trimmer's in Tower-royal, oppolite St. Antholin's... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 416 pages
...favour for some Garden, with this epitaph, com- time, by an accident too singular posed by himself: " Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, " A friend to all mankind, except himself." WOTTON, SIR HENRY, was born to be here omitted. When he first went ambassador to Italy, as... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 430 pages
...13, 1767, and •was buried at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, with this epitaph, composed by himself: " Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, " A friend to all mankind, except himself." WOTTON, SIH HENEY, was born at Bocton Hall, in the county of Kent, on the 30th of March 1568.... | |
 | E. and A. Evans - 1820 - 538 pages
...the board of ordnance; ob. 1767; buried in St. Paul's, Covent-garden, with this epitaph, by himself: "Eager to get, but not to keep, the pelf, A friend to all mankind, except himself." 663 WOTTON, Sir HENRY, from a picture in the Bodleian Gallery, 4to. Is. 6íí. Stow. Born... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Artists - 1827 - 400 pages
...died June 13, 1767, and was buried at St. Paul's Covent-garden, with this epitaph composed by himself, Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind, except himself. RANELAGH BARRETT was a noted copyist, who being- countenanced by Sir Robert Walpole, copied... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1849 - 462 pages
...13, 1767, and was buried at St. Paul's, Covent-garden, with this epitaph eomposed by himself — " Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind, exeept himself." RANELAGH BARRETT ( 1768.) was a noted eopyist, who being eountenaneed by Sir Robert... | |
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Eager to get, but not to keep the pelf, A friend to all mankind, except himself. 
