| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 páginas
...Beggar's Opera.' He began on it, and T7hen he first mentioned 'it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; tinuation (where the verses are to the full as pretty as in the first piece, however), there is a... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 878 páginas
...' Beggar's Opera.' He began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, or m word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 páginas
...licggar's Opera.' He began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was clone, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congrevc, who, after reading it over,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 880 páginas
...' Beggar's Opera.' He began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to botli of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 664 páginas
...' Bihar's Opera.' He began on it, and when he first mentioned if to Swift, the Doctor did nut much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of A! vice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it wr.s done, neither of us thought it would succeed.... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 876 páginas
...Beggar's Opera.' He began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, tin1 Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it wa* done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve. who, after reading it over,... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1886 - 586 páginas
...He began on it," says Pope, " and, when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much ike the project. As he carried it on he showed what he...correction, or a word or two of advice, but it was wholly of hia own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve,... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 396 páginas
..." Beggar's Opera." He began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on he showed what...both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought... | |
| Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1886 - 320 páginas
...what had been done. As he went on with it, Gay submitted his manuscript both to Swift and to Pope, who now and then gave a correction or a word or two of advice, " But it was wholly," says Spence, on Pope's authority, " of his writing." When it was done, neither of Gay's counsellers... | |
| James Hay - 1891 - 390 páginas
...The Beggar s Opera. He began on it, and, when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what...own writing. When it was done neither of us thought that it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve, who, after reading it over, said it would either take... | |
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