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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts, and ... - Page 268
by Jonathan Swift - 1814
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...evening Gay and I went to see him. On our coming in, " Hey-day ! gentlemen, (says the Dean,) what can be the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave all the great lords you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor scurvy Dean ?" " Because we would rather see you than...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...(says the Dean,) what can be the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave all the great lords you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor scurvy Dean ?" " Because we would rather see you than any of them." " Ay, any one that did not know...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...and I went to see him : you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in, " Hey day, gentlemen, (says the doctor) what's the meaning of this visit? How came you to leave all the Lords that you are so fond of to come here to see a poor dean ?" — " Because we we would rather see...
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Liber facetiarum, being a collection of curious and interesting anecdotes

Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...one that first comes into my head. One evening Gay and I went to see him : you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in, " Heyday,...meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave all the lords that you are so fond of, to come here to see a poor dean ?" " Because we would rather see you...
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...one that first comes into my head. One evening, Gay and I went to see him ; you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in, ' Heyday,...come hither to see a poor dean ?' ' Because we would gather see you than any of them.' ' Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might believe you....
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...one that first comes into my head. One evening, Gay and I went to see him ; you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in,' Heyday,...visit ? How came you to leave all the great lords that yon are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor dean ?' ' Because we would.'rather see you than any...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...that first comes into my head. One even" ing, Gay and I went to see him : you know how " intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming " in, ' Heyday,...the meaning of this visit ? How came you to " leave the great Lords that you are so fond of, to " come hither to see a poor Dean !' — ' Because we "...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...that first comes into my head. One even" ing, Gay and I went to see him : you know how " intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming " in, ' Heyday,...the meaning of this visit ? How came you to " leave the great Lords that you are so fond of, to " come hither to see a poor Dean !' — ' Because we "...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...that first comes into my head. One evening, Gay and I went to see him: you know how intimately w« were all acquainted. On our coming in, ' Heyday, gentlemen,...the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave the great lords that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor dean!' — 'Because we would...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Lansdowne, Yalden ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...in, ' Heyday, gentlemen, (says the doctor) what's the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave the great lords that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor dean !' — ' Because we \vouid rather see you ¡'un any of them.' — ' Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might...
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