 | England - 1818 - 762 pages
...convcriation, the thing upon the earth that I hate, have been to hear Misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...by the help of good roads and post-chaises, which, tf they have abridged the King's dominions, have at least tamed his subjects. Well, how comfortable... | |
 | 1818 - 806 pages
...conversation, the thing upon the earth that I hate, have been to hear Misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...by the help of good roads and post-chaises, which, it' they have abridged the King's dominions, have at least tamed his subjects. Well, how comfortable... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 580 pages
...in conversation, the thing upon earth that I hate; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, My mind was extremely prepared for all this gloom by parting with Mr. Conway yesterday morning; moral... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1842 - 580 pages
...conversation, the thing upon earth that I hate ; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, * Wife of William Roper, Esq. and eldest and favourite daughter of Sir Thomas More. She bought the... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 574 pages
...in conversation, the thing upon earth that I hate; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, • Wife of William Roper, Esq. and eldest and favourite daughter of Sir Thomas More. She bought the... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1857 - 556 pages
...hate ; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Reubens and Carlo Marat. Yet to do the folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, and civilised ; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...hate, have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord,2 and to see an alderman's copies of llubens and Carlo Marat. Yet to do the folks justice, they are sensible and reasonable and civilised ; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...eonvertatiaa, the thing upon earth that I hate ; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to sec s. And these four are all that any way deal in the...of men's manners, which being the supreme knowledg civilised ; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 pages
...in convcriation, the thing upon earth that I hate; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Rubens and Carlo...folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, and civilised; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1891 - 584 pages
...hate ; have been to hear misses play on the harpsichord, and to see an alderman's copies of Reubens and Carlo Marat. Yet to do the folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, and civilised ; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more... | |
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Yet to do the folks justice, they are sensible, and reasonable, and civilized ; their very language is polished since I lived among them. I attribute this to their more frequent intercourse with the world and the capital, by the help of good roads and... 
