 Grub-street thing from the garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish...  Walpoliana - Página 76por Horace Walpole - 1800 - 230 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1798 - 580 páginas
...ignorance, not humour, difcourfing of the difficulty of feme purfuit, faid, that even if a man hid as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plytarch is faid to have had, he cuuld not accompliih it. This odd juiJ ргэ quo iurprized me into... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1800 - 310 páginas
...garret. The author, in Iheer ignorance, not humour., difcourfing of the difficulty of fome purfuit, faid, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat,...laughter. Lady *** is fond of ftupid ftories. She repeats pne of a Welch fcullion wench, who, on hearing the fervants fpeak of new moons, afked gravely what... | |
 | 1808 - 844 páginas
...The authour, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing on the difficulty of some pursuit, said, " that even if a man had as many lives as a cat ; nay, as many lives a> one PLUTARCH is said to have bad, be could not accomplish it." This quid pro qtu surprised me into... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1819 - 350 páginas
...garret The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the diificulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd i/uij fro q*» surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | 1821 - 464 páginas
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro quo surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 466 páginas
...garrefc The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty oi some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro qua surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | William Keddie - 1854 - 400 páginas
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro quo surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 páginas
...LIVES. An author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives. as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. Horace Walpole, THE POET'S OBLIGATIONS TO NATURE. A poet... | |
 | 1872 - 602 páginas
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, or as many lives as one Plutarch ia said to have had, be could not accomplish it. This odd •/•"'•'... | |
 | Adversaria - 1873 - 218 páginas
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro qito surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
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