Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who, of late years, have furnished him with the accommodations... Publications - الصفحة 16بواسطة Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1838عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1714 - عدد الصفحات: 380
...Ceuple of venerable old Gentlemen. Tom. obferved to me, that after having written more Odes than Hornet, and about four times as many' Comedies as Terence,...reduced to great Difficulties by the Importunities of a Sett of Men, who, of late Years, bad furnifhed him with the Accommodations of Life, and would not,... | |
| Rob Steele - 1740 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...fmile to think how infenfibly we were grown into a Couple of venerable old Gentlemen. Tom obferved to me, that after having written more Odes than Horace,...reduced to great Difficulties by the Importunities of a Sett of Men, who, of late Years, had furnilhed him with, the Accommodations of Life, and would not,... | |
| 1747 - عدد الصفحات: 584
...fmile to think how infenfibly we were grown into a Couple of venerable old Gentlemen. Tom obferved to me, that after having written more Odes than Horace,...Importunities of a Set of Men, who, of late Years, had furnifhed him with the Accommodations of Life, and would not, as we fay, be paid with a Song. In order... | |
| David Erskine Baker - 1764 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...Cage like a Tinging Bird, for, to fpeak in his own Words, as repeated by the above-named Author, " after having written more " Odes than Horace, and...about " four Times as many Comedies " as Terence, he found himfelf " reduced to great D. faculties by " the Importunities of a Set of " Men, who of late... | |
| 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 522
...fmile to think how infenfibly we were grown into a couple of venerable old gentlemen. Tom obferved to me, that after having written more odes than Horace,...reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a fet of men, who, of late years, had furnifhed him with the accommodations of life, and would not, as... | |
| 1798 - عدد الصفحات: 576
...a cage, like a fmgingbird ; for, to fpeak in his own words, as repeated by the abovenamed author, " After having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he found himfelf reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a fet of men, who of late years... | |
| Stephen Jones - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 456
...written more odes than llorare, and about four times as many comedies a« Terence, he found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of late years haij furnished him with the accommoda* tions of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song."—... | |
| Eccentric biography - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...more than once, and humming over a song with him. Yet at last, to make use of his own language, — "After having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he found himself reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who of late years... | |
| 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 440
...could not but smile to think how insensibly we were grown into a couple of venerable old gentlemen. Tom observed to me, that after having written more...difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who, of 1 :te years, had furnished him with the accommodations oi life, and would not, as we say, be paid with... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 524
...could not but smile to think how insensibly we were grown into a couple of venerable, old gentlemen. Tom observed to me, that after having written more...importunities of a set of men, who, of late years, have furnished him with the accommodations of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song.... | |
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