 He remembereth birth-days, and professeth he is fortunate to have stumbled upon one. He declareth against fish, the turbot being small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port, yet will...  Elia - Page 11by Charles Lamb - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Moxon Edward and co - 200 pages
...— yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice, against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port — yet will be prevailed upon to empty...condition ; and the most part take him to be — a tide-waiter. He calleth you by your Christian name, to imply that his other is the same with your own.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pages
...importuned into a slice, against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port—yet will be prevailed npon to empty the remainder glass of claret, if a stranger...upon his condition ; and the most part take him to be—a tidewaiter. He calleth you by your Christian name, to imply that his other is the same with... | |
 | Alfred G. Havet - 1867 - 280 pages
...small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port, yet will be prevailed upon to empty the...guests think they have seen him before. Every one specuiateth upon his condition ; and the most part take him for a tide-waiter. He calleth you by your... | |
 | Roses - Gift books - 1867 - 172 pages
...small — yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port ; yet will be prevailed upon to empty...guests think " they have seen him before." Every one speculated; upon his condition ; and the most part take him to be — a tide-waiter. He calleth you... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port, yet will be prevailed upon to empty the...his condition ; and the most part take him to be a tidewaiter. He calleth you by your Christian name, to imply that his other is the same with your own.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1875 - 618 pages
...small — yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port?— yet will be prevailed upon to empty...obsequious, or not civil enough, to him. The guests think 4< they have seen him before." Every one speculateth upon his condition ; and the most part take him... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 310 pages
...small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh by the port, yet will be prevailed upon to empty the...being too obsequious, or not civil enough to him. The gnests think ' they have seen him before.' E^ery one speculateth upon his condition; and the most part... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 870 pages
...small, yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh racteristic details, has been vouched by numerous competent authorities. The poetry tide-waiter. He callcth you by your Christian name, to imply that his other is the same with your own.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1876 - 740 pages
...— yet suffered! himself to be importuned into a slice ag.iinst his first resolution. He sticketh by the port — yet will be prevailed upon to empty...of claret, if a stranger press it upon him. He is a piuzle to the servants, who are fearful of being too obsequious, or not civil enough, to him. The guests... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...small, — yet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution. He sticketh tide-waiter, He caileth you by your Christian name, to imply that his other is the same with your own.... | |
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