 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...favourite fongs of it in fans ; and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftnres were ingraved, and fold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and verfcs to... | |
 | Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...fame of it was not confined to the author only; the perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, being all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures...engraved, and fold in great numbers ; her life written j books of letter* ( Gay's fables are poetic, and fome of them humourous; but their chief excellence... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 346 pages
...in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined- to the aathor only.. The perfon who afted Polly, 'tiil then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftures were engraved, and fold in great numbers ; her life written ; books of letters and verfcs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...favourite fongs of it in fans ; and hou-fes were furniOied with it in fcreens. The perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraveti, and fold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and verfes to her, publiflied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...favourite fongs of it in fans ; and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftures were engraved, and fold in great numbers ; her life written, books of letters and verfes to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 248 pages
...furnifhed with it in fcreens. The feme " of it was not confined to the author " only. The perfon who afted Polly, " till then obfcure, became all at once " the favourite of the town ; her pic" tures were engraved, and fold in great " numbers ; her Life written, books of " letters and verfes... | |
 | John Gay - Fables - 1793 - 356 pages
...it was not confined to the author only: The f< perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, bew came all at once the favourite of the town ; her " pictures were engraved, and fold in great num" bers, " bers ; her life written, books of letters and ver" fes to her publifhed, and pamphlets... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...The pcrfon who aâcd /'•'••',, [Mifa Fenton, afterwards Duchcfs of Bolton] till then obfoure, became, all at once, the favourite of the town ; her...numbers ; her life written ; books of letters and verfcs to her publifhed; and pamphlets made Even of her layings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove out... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 pages
...ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it infans; and houfcs were furniihed withitin fcreens. The perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure,...pictures were engraved, and fold in great numbers i her life written, bonks of letters and .veries to her published, and pamphlets made even of lu-r... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...fame of it was not con" fined to the author only. The person who acted " PQLLY, till then obscure, became all at once " the favourite of the town ; her pictures were "engraved, and sold in great numbers; her LIFE " written, books of letters and verses to her pubVOL II. P " lished,... | |
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The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written, books of letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings... 
