 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...was as singular as it was polite. — He came up to me one Jay, as I was at the Princess of Wales'« court : ' I want to know you, Mr. Sterne; but it is fit you should know also who it is that wishes this pleasure: you have heard, continued he, of an old Lord... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 220 pages
...table.— The manner in which his notice began » 3 of me, was as fingular as it was polite. — He came up to me, one day, as I was at the princefs of Wales's...know you, Mr. Sterne ; but it is fit you mould know, alfo, who it is that wifhes this pleafure. You have heard, continued he, of an old Lord Bathurft, of... | |
 | History - 1791 - 634 pages
...notice began of me, was as fingular as it was polite. — He came up to me one day, as I was at (he Princefs of Wales's court : • I want to know you, Mr. Sterne ; but it is fit you Ihould know alfo who it is that wifhes this pleafure : you have heard, continued he, of an old Lord... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - Early printed books - 1794 - 278 pages
...his table. The manner in which his notice began of me, was as fingular as it was polite.— He came up to me one day, as I was at the princefs of Wales's court. " 1 want to know "you, Mr Sterne; but it is fit you mould " know, alfo, who it is that: wifhes this... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1795 - 254 pages
...table. -The manner in which his notice began of me, was as fingular as it was polite. He came up to court " I want to know you Mr Sterne ; but it is fit you fhould know alfo who it is that wifhes that pleafure. You h?ve heard continued he, of an old Lord Bathurft,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...his table. The manner in which his notice began of me, was as fingular as it was polite. — He came up to me one day as I was at the Princefs of Wales's court, ' I want to know you, Mr Sterne j but it is fit you íhould knowalfo who it is thatwifhes this pleafure : you have heard (continued... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 262 pages
...at his table. The manner in which his notice began of me, was as. fingular as it was polite. He came up to me. one day, as I was at the Princefs of Wales's court. " I " want to know you, Mr. Sterne j but it is fit you " fhould know, alfo, who it is that wifhes this plea" fure. You have heard, continued... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1803 - 474 pages
...table. — The manner in which his notice began of me, was as fingular as it was polite. — He came up to me, one day, as I was at the princefs of Wales's court. " 1 want to know you, Mr. Sterne ; but it is fit you fhould know, alfo, who it is that wiAies this... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 324 pages
...began of me, was as singular as ft was polite. He came up to me, one day, as I was at the princess of Wales's court " I want to know you, Mr. Sterne ; but it is fit you should know also who it is that wishes that pleasure. You have heard continued he, of an old lord Bathurst,... | |
 | 1807 - 474 pages
...notice began of me was as singular as it was polite. He came up to me, one day, as I was at the Princess of Wales's Court. " I want to know you, Mr. Sterne; but it is fit you should know also who it is that wishes this pleasure. You have heard," continued he, " of an old Lord... | |
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I want to know you, Mr. Sterne; but it is fit you should know, also, who it is that wishes this pleasure. You have heard, continued he, of an old Lord Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung and spoken so much: I have lived my life with geniuses... 
