 | Sir Richard Steele - 1728
...all of a fudden, into the Familiar; in Petticoats ! THAT is, fays he, you feem a Sifter of the Mnfess for if you look into ancient Authors, you will find...it Was their Opinion, that there were nine of them. Iremember it very well, faid I, but pray proceed. Or Phoebus yd/ in Petticoats. OrPhoebus/e(/ \n Petticoats.... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - England - 1754
...ef the Nine, THAT it, fays he, you feem a Sifter of the Mufes; for if you look into antiem Author.j, you will find it was their Opinion, that there were Nine of them. I remember it very well, faid I: but pray proceed. Or Phoebus' felf in Prtticoats. PHOEBUS, lays he, wa» the God of Poetry.... | |
 | 1785
...you feem a finer ' of the Mufes; for, if you look int« • ancient authors, you will find it wai ' their opinion, that there were nine of ' them.'—' I remember it very well,' faid I: ' but pray proceed.' • Or I'hcbus' felf in petticoats. ' Phoebus,' fays he, ' was the god... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1804
...he; ' but mind the next: ' You seem a sister of the Nine, ' That is,' says he, ' you seem a sister of the Muses; for, if you look into ancient authors,...find it was their opinion, that there were nine of tTiem.'—' I remember it very well,' said I;' but pray proceed.' ' Or Phoebus' self in petticoats.... | |
 | English essays - 1804
...tister of the Nine, That is, says he, you seem a sister of the Muses; for, if you look into antient authors, you will find it was their opinion, that there were nine of them. \ remember it very well, said I: but pray proceed. Or Phaebcs' telf in petticoat!. Phoebus, says he,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811
...(says he:) but mind the next:' ' You seem a sister of the Nine.' c That is, (says he) you seem a sister of the Muses; for if you look into ancient authors,...remember it very well, (said I;) but pray proceed.' ' Or Phwbus' self in petticoats.' ' Phoebus (says he) was the god of poetry. These little instances, Mr.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817
...sister of the Nine, " That is," says he, " you seem a sister of the Muses; for, if you look into antient authors, you will find it was their opinion, that...remember it very well," said I; " but pray proceed." Or Phoslms' self in petticoats. " Phoebus," says he, " was the god of Poetry. These little instances,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823
...says he; ' but mind the next. You teem a sister of the Nine, ' That is,' says he, ' you seem a sister of the Muses; for, if you look into ancient authors,...was the god of Poetry. These little instances, Mr. Bickerstaff, show a gentleman's reading. Then to take off from the air of learning, which Phoebus and... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823
...says he ; " but mind the next. You seem a sister of the Nine, " That is," says he, " you seem a sister of the Muses : for, if you look into ancient authors,...remember it very well," said I; " but pray proceed." Or Phœbus's self in petticoats. " Phœbus," says he, " was the god of Poetry. These little instances,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, American - 1830
...look inti authors, you will find it was their opinion that there were niiie of them.' ' I romembcr it very well,' said I ; ' but pray proceed.' * Or Phoebus' self in petticoats.' ' Phcebus,' says lie, ' was the god of pot-trv. These few instances, Mr. Bickei ehew a gcutlema'n'tí... | |
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of the Muses; for, if you look into ancient authors, you will find it was their opinion, that there were nine of them." " I remember it very well," said I; " but pray proceed." Or Phoebus' self in petticoats. " Phoebus," says he, " was the god of Poetry.... 
