 | Thomas De Quincey - 1890 - 488 páginas
...of his conscious authority "instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must tave them all subscribe ; for," says he, " the author shall not begin to print until I have a thousand... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1890 - 464 páginas
...when Dean Swift presided in the conversation, and amongst other indications of his conscious authority "instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1890 - 480 páginas
...prayers, Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as master of requests. — Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best Poet in England wa& Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must... | |
 | James Hay - 1891 - 392 páginas
...late. A gentleman said that he was too fast. ' How can I help it,' says the Doctor, ' if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right ? ' Then he instructed...who had begun a translation of Homer into English, for which he would have them all subscribe. 'For,' says he, 'he shall not begin to print till I have... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 498 páginas
...very late. A gentleman said he was too fast. ' How can I help it,' says the Doctor, ' if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right ? ' Then he instructed...in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a that in my life already" (meaning Sir William Temple,) etc. etc. — Journal to Stella. " I am thinking... | |
 | Elizabeth Haven Appleton - 1891 - 284 páginas
...be published by subscription Swift went about the coffee-houses and "instructed the young noblemen that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, a papist, who had begun a translation of Homer in English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe, ' for,' says he, ' the author shall not... | |
 | Thomas Murphy - 1892 - 128 páginas
...Kennett, that on the 2nd Nov., 1713, Dr. Swift came into the coffee-house and had a bow from everybody. Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best...begun a translation of Homer into English verse." Pope's position as a poet is too well known to call for many remarks here. He was born 1688, the year... | |
 | 1893 - 974 páginas
...late. A gentleman said, "It goes too fast," " How can I help it," says the Doctor, " if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right ? " Then he instructed...translation of Homer into English verse, for which, he said, he must have them all subscribe. " For," says he, "the author shall not begin to print it till... | |
 | Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) - 1894 - 300 páginas
...late. A gentleman said, "It goes too fast." " How can I help it," says the Doctor, " if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?" Then he instructed...translation of Homer into English verse, for which, he said, he must have them all subscribe. " For," says he, " the author shall not begin to print it till... | |
 | Alfred Ainger - 1895 - 654 páginas
...late. A gentleman said, " it was too fast." " How can I help it," says the Doctor, " if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?" Then he instructed...translation of Homer into English verse, for which, he said, he must have them all subscribe. ' For,' says he, ' the author shall not begin to print till... | |
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if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?' Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which, he said, he must have them all subscribe.... 
