Rochester and Other Literary Rakes of the Court of Charles II.: With Some Account of Their SurroundingsLongmans, Green, 1903 - Broj stranica: 332 |
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... favourite supper of Charles II . , even when he was so much out of health as to be supposed to be eating next to nothing , consisted of two goose's eggs . Here is the menu of a little dinner for a party of twelve , given by Mr. and Mrs ...
... favourite supper of Charles II . , even when he was so much out of health as to be supposed to be eating next to nothing , consisted of two goose's eggs . Here is the menu of a little dinner for a party of twelve , given by Mr. and Mrs ...
Stranica 35
... favourite English poet was Cowley , of whose verses Dr. Johnson wrote that they contained " some striking thoughts , but they were not well wrought , " a criticism which Rochester , with all his admiration for Cowley , would scarcely ...
... favourite English poet was Cowley , of whose verses Dr. Johnson wrote that they contained " some striking thoughts , but they were not well wrought , " a criticism which Rochester , with all his admiration for Cowley , would scarcely ...
Stranica 63
... favourite , the Duchess of Cleveland , for a drive , and when she was on the point of entering 1 So it is stated in the Miscellaneous Works of Lords Rochester and Roscommon ( 1707 ) . But Sir Walter Scott ( Misc . Prose Works , xxiv ...
... favourite , the Duchess of Cleveland , for a drive , and when she was on the point of entering 1 So it is stated in the Miscellaneous Works of Lords Rochester and Roscommon ( 1707 ) . But Sir Walter Scott ( Misc . Prose Works , xxiv ...
Stranica 74
... furniture for the country , " adding , " that to carry her thither against her inclination would as effectually rob him of his happiness and repose as if he was transported But the to hell " —a favourite word of Killigrew's 74 ROCHESTER.
... furniture for the country , " adding , " that to carry her thither against her inclination would as effectually rob him of his happiness and repose as if he was transported But the to hell " —a favourite word of Killigrew's 74 ROCHESTER.
Stranica 75
... favourite word of Killigrew's . love - sick relative would not listen to reason , and he persuaded Killigrew to go to Miss Warmestre and propose to her on his behalf . Killigrew dreaded nothing more than Miss Warmestre's consent to his ...
... favourite word of Killigrew's . love - sick relative would not listen to reason , and he persuaded Killigrew to go to Miss Warmestre and propose to her on his behalf . Killigrew dreaded nothing more than Miss Warmestre's consent to his ...
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