 English literature, already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments.  A Sketch of Old England - Σελίδα 52των James Kirke Paulding - 1822 - 555 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Rev. John Walker - 1806 - 268 σελίδες
...fellowship. Afterwards he retired to London, suffered several imprisonments for his Majesty's cause, lived by his wits in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, on, and to, their respective mistresses, as also in translating and writing several little... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 538 σελίδες
...for his Majesty's cause, (says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted,) " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 σελίδες
...imprisonments for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1839 - 430 σελίδες
...elapsed between his dismissal from the college in 1648 and the restoration, we are told that he " li ved by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, to and on their respective mistresses, and also in translating and writing several little... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1846 - 530 σελίδες
...for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, • he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, ana epistles on and to their mistresses; as also in translating, and other petite employments.' He... | |
 | 1858 - 682 σελίδες
...many imprisonments and persecutions in the cause of royalty. Anthony Wood says, sneerjngly, that " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as also in translating and other petty employments." Better this,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 518 σελίδες
...majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literaturei already quoted, * he lived lv his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles %n and to their mistresses ; as also in translating, and other petile employments.' He lived... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1854 - 976 σελίδες
...he retired to London, siitR-red several imprisonments for his majesty's cause,.lived by his wits ill helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles, on, and to, their respective mistresses, as also in translating and writing several little... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 σελίδες
...imprisonments for his majesty's cause, says the venerable historian of English literature already quoted, " he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, songs, and epistles on and to their mistresses; as also in translating, and other petite employments." He lived... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 526 σελίδες
...imprisonments fur his majesty^ cause, says the venerable historian of English literature, already quoted, * he lived by his wits, in helping young gentlemen out at dead lifts in making poems, song«, and epistles on and to their mistresses ; as al?o in translating, and oihfT petite employments.'... | |
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