 Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 200£ to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance...  Memoirs of Lord Bolingbroke - Page 74by George Wingrove Cooke - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...one whole day) we have had nothing for dinner but mutton broth, beans and bacon, and a barndoor fowl. Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment...I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2001. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1816 - 924 pages
...upon a foresight of this, that he has fitted up his farm. — Now his Lordship is run after his cari, I have a moment left to myself to tell you, that I...yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. to paint his coun. 3 try OH CUUKCH POKCH, Miikllcwx. MfDDLESF.X. try-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 424 pages
...a moment left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2001. to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes,...ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a farm—now turn over a new leaf.— He bids me assure you, he should be sorry not to have more schemes... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...whole day we have had nothing " for dinner but mutton broth, beans and bacon, " and a barn door fowl. Now his lordship is run " after his cart, I have a...overheard him yesterday agree " with a painter for two hundred pounds, to paint " his country-hall with rakes, spades, prongs, &c. " and other ornaments,... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pages
...one whole day he had nothing for dinner but mutton-broth, beans and bacon* and a barn-door fowl.— Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself tp tell you, that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for jf200 to paint hi» country hatf... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 546 pages
...whole day we have had nothing for " dinner but mutton-broth, beans and bacon, " and a barn-door fowl. Now his lordship " is run after his cart, I have a...overheard him " yesterday agree with a painter for two hun" drt d pounds, to paint his country-hall with " rakes, spades, prongs, &c., and other orna"... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 304 pages
...whole " day \vc have had nothing for dinner but mutton " broth, beans and bacon, and a barn door fowl. Now " his lordship is run after his cart, I have a..." left to myself to tell you, that I overheard him yes" terday agree with a painter for two hundred pounds, " to paint his country-hall with rakes, spades,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 394 pages
...whole day) we have had nothing for dinner but mutton-broth, beans and bacon, and a barn-door fowl. Now his Lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment...I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter for 2oo/. to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, spades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 492 pages
...we have had nothing " for dinner but mutton broth, beans, and bacon, " and ** and a barn door fowl. Now his lordship is run " after his cart, I have a...overheard him yesterday agree " with a painter for two hundred pounds, to paint " his country-hall with rakes, spades, prongs, &c. " and other ornaments,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 352 pages
...whole day) we have had nothing for dinner but mutton broth, beans and bacon, and a barn-door fowl. Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment...yesterday agree with a painter for 200/. to paint his country-hall* with trophies of rakes,, spades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance... | |
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