| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 páginas
...made a present of his book of Travels to Dr. Swift, in the blank leaf of whiph he wrote the following To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by hi* Mod humble servant, The AUTHOR. the church in great danger, notwithstanding any vote of parliament... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 páginas
...a Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines: TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...Book is presented by his Most humble servant, THE AHTHOH. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily timid in mixed society, Addison was, as we have recorded... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 658 páginas
...*rote th* following words : «' To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest fiiend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by his Most humble servant, Tlte AUTHOR." Nliament to the contrary ; and this chiefly from a sort of lethargick disorder, which... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 336 páginas
...present of his book of Travels to Dt Swift ; in the black leaf of which he wrote the following words : " To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest geoins of his age, This book is presented by his. , Jfiost humble servant, The AUTHOR.": IC so successfully... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 404 páginas
...Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines : TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...friend, And the greatest genius of his age. This Book u presented by his Most humble Servant, THE AUTHOB. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily timid... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1868 - 766 páginas
...the nobility, of the eighteenth century. Addison, who damned others with faint praise, in 1709 called Swift " the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his times " ; and nearly ten years later wrote to him thus : " I have always honored you for your good-nature,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1826 - 334 páginas
...third person. A copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed « To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the...book is presented by his most humble servant, the au1 The proprietor of the Grange in Hampshire, to ivhom Garth dedicated the Dispensary. Several of... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 550 páginas
...travels, presented hy him to our author, is inscrihed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeahle companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this hook is presented hy his most humhle servant, the author."* Nor was Swift hackward in expressing similar... | |
| George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (hon.) - 1840 - 952 páginas
...most incorrigible punster of his day. t Addison afterwards presented his Travels to Swift, thus — " To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion,...truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age." — Scott's Memoirs of Swift. from the moment of his introduction, entering into conversation with... | |
| Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 páginas
...entrance of a thwd person. A copy of Addison's travel?, presented by him to onr author, is inscribed "-To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion,...book is presented by his most humble servant, the author.'Ml Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar sentiments towards his distinguished contemporary.... | |
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