 Hume's company, and then his only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted, even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in imitation of Gray;(*) a considerable part...  The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved - Page 2571785Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1785 - 492 pages
...rrie^'^/ith a ma whofe colloquial ability exceeded that of Mallet. — I was but once in Sterne's . company, and then his only attempt at merriment confifted...brothel. — Colman never produced a luckier thing than ins firit ode in ridicule of Gray. A co'ifiderable part of it may be numb-red among thofe felicities... | |
 | 1786 - 838 pages
...ieidom met with a man whofe colloquial ability exceeded that of Matlft. — 3 was but once in Sterne's company, and then his only attempt at merriment confifted in his difplay of a drawing too indecently grbfs to have delighted even in a brothel. — Colman rcver produced a luckier thing than his firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...feldom met with a man whofe colloquial ability exceeded that of Mailett. I was but once in Sterne's company, and then his only attempt at merriment confifted...luckier thing than his firft Ode in ridicule of Gray ja confiderable part of it may be numbered among thofe felicities which no man has twice attained.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...that of Mallett. I was but once in Sterne's company, and then his only attempt at merriment confided in his difplay -of a drawing too indecently grofs...luckier thing than his firft Ode in ridicule of Gray ja confiderable part of it may be numbered among thofe felicities which no man has twice attained.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...I was but once in Sterne's company, and then his or,!y attempt at merriment confided in his dilplay of a drawing too indecently grofs to have delighted...brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his fird Ode in ridicule of Gray ; a confiderable part of it may be numbered among thofe felicities which... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 366 pages
...company, and then his.only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted, even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in imitation of Gray (') ; a considerable part of it may be numbered among those felicities... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pages
...company, and then his only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted, even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in imitation of Gray (') ; a considerable part of it may be numbered among those felicities... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 546 pages
...company, and then his only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted, even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in imitation of Gray;(*) a considerable part of it may be numbered among those felicities... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1842 - 544 pages
...company, and then his only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted, even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in imitation of Gray;(*) a considerable part of it may be numbered among those felicities... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - Authors, English - 1884 - 468 pages
...company, and then his only attempt at merriment consisted in his display of a drawing too indecently gross to have delighted even in a brothel. Colman never produced a luckier thing than his first Ode in ridicule of Gray ; a considerable part of it may be numbered among those felicities which... | |
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