 Upon his first rising the court was hushed, and a general whisper ran among the country people, that Sir Roger < was up. ' The speech he made was so little to the purpose, that I shall not trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not...  The Spectator - Page 1531729Full view - About this book
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not fo much deiigned by the knight himlelf to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and keep tip his credit in the country. I was highly delighted when the court rofe, to fee the gentlemen of... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not so much designed by the Knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the Country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see A 4 gentlemen gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe \va< not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...my rea-. ders with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and keep up his credit iu 2je country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I beliere was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to sec the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to sec the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it ; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, iuul striving who should compliment... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...naders with an account of it , and I believe was Mtio much designed by the knight himself to infonn the court, as to give him a figure in my eye, and...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, to «c the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pages
...trouble my readers with an account of it; and I believe was not so much designed by the knight himself to inform the court, as to give him a figure in my...the country. I was highly delighted, when the court rose, lo see the gentlemen of the country gathering about my old friend, and striving who should compliment... | |
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