The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and Critical, Volume 15J. Johnson, 1808 |
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Page 331 - The duke was helped toward the cake-house by the ring in Hyde Park (where they fought), and died on the grass, before he could reach the house ; and was brought home in his coach by eight, while the poor duchess was asleep.
Page 314 - Medleys are jumbled together with the Flying Post ; the Examiner is deadly sick ; the Spectator keeps up, and doubles its price ; I know not how long it will hold. Have you seen the red stamp the papers are marked with ? Methinks it is worth a halfpenny, the stamping it.
Page 90 - The queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain, she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
Page 332 - ... to be a greater loser in all regards. She has moved my very soul. The lodging was inconvenient, and they would have removed her to another; but I would not suffer it, because it had no room backward, and she must have been tortured with the noise of the Grub Street screamers mentioning her husband's murder to her ears.
Page 67 - Faith that riding to Laracor gives me short sigh.s, as well as you. All the days I have passed here, have been dirt to those.
Page 68 - Farewell, my dearest lives, and delights, I love you better than ever, if possible, as hope saved, I do, and ever will. God Almighty bless you ever, and make us happy together; I pray for this twice every day; and I hope God will hear my | poor hearty prayers.
Page 36 - Vanhomrigh's, then walk up the Pall Mall, through the Park, out at Buckingham House, and so to Chelsea a little beyond the church: I set out about sunset, and get here in something less than an hour; it is two good miles, and just five thousand seven hundred and forty-eight steps; so there is four miles a day walking, without reckoning what I walk while I stay in town.
Page 211 - I was to see lady , who is just up after lying in; and the ugliest sight I have seen; pale, dead, old, and yellow, for want of her paint. She has turned my stomach. But she will soon be painted, and a beauty again.
Page 331 - BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened. This morning at eight, my man brought me word that Duke Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, and killed him, and was brought home wounded. I immediately sent him to the Duke's house, in St James's Square ; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, • Endorsed, " Received Nov. 26, just come from Portraine.
Page 420 - Lewis's office, came to me, and said many things too long to repeat. I told him I had nothing to do but go to Ireland immediately ; for I could not, with any reputation, stay longer here, unless I had something honourable immediately given to me.