 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 448 pages
...four hours we went twenty-six miles. Mr. secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Buckleberry; he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours; he inquired...knew all their names; he and his lady saw me to my chanrber, just in the country fashion. His house is in the midst of near three thousand pounds a year... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 378 pages
...four hours we went twenty-six miles. Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Buckleberry ; he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he inquired after the wheat in such a Geld; he went to visit his hounds ; ami knew all their names; he and his lady saw me to my chamber,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...he paid him in 1711, observes, — " Mr. Secretary was a perfect countrygentleman at Buckleberry : he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he...saw me to my chamber just in the country fashion."* From the period that Walpole was driven from power, Bolingbroke ceased to distinguish himself as a... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 476 pages
...which he paid him in 1711, observes,—" Mr. Secretary was a perfect countrygentleman at Buckleberry : he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours; he inquired...saw me to my chamber just in the country fashion."* From the period that Walpole was driven from power, Bolingbroke ceased to distinguish himself as a... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...four hours we went twenty-six miles. Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Buckleberry ; he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he...house is in the midst of near three thousand pounds a-year he had by his lady, who is descended from Jack of Newbury, of whom books and ballads are •written... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Great Britain - 1853 - 342 pages
...or two neighbours, he enquired after the wheat in such a field, he went to visit jhis hounds, and he knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me to my...year he had by his lady, who is descended from Jack of Newbury, of whom books and ballads are written, and there is an old picture of him in the room."... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Nobility - 1854 - 342 pages
...perfect country gentleman at Bucklebury. He smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours, he enquired after the wheat in such a field, he went to visit [his hounds, and he knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me to my chamber just in the country fashion. His house... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Berkshire (England) - 1860 - 292 pages
...describes in a letter to Stella : — •" Mr. Secretary was a perfect countrygentleman at Bucklebury : he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he...and knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me up to my chamber just in the countryfashion. His house is just in the midst of 3000Í. a-year he had... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Berkshire (England) - 1872 - 392 pages
...describes in a letter to Stella : — " Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Bucklebury : he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours; he inquired after the wheut in such a field; he went to visit his hounds, aud knew all their names ; he and his lady saw... | |
 | Edward Walford - Berkshire (England) - 1882 - 162 pages
...a time at Bucklebury. Swift writes, " Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Bucklebury : he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he...and knew all their names : he and his lady saw me up to my chamber just in the country fashion. His house is just in the midst of 3000Z. a year he had... | |
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Mr. Secretary was a perfect country gentleman at Buckleberry ; he smoked tobacco with one or two neighbours ; he inquired after the wheat in- such a field ; he went to visit his hounds, and knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me to my chamber just... 
