 | Jonathan Swift - 1751 - 362 pàgines
...Painter for two hundred pounds, to paint his country hall with Trophies of Rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me affure you, he mould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 298 pàgines
...agree with a Painter for 200 A to paint his country-hall with Trophies of Rakes$ fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me affure you, he mould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 298 pàgines
...agree with a Painter for 200 /. to paint his country-hall with Trophies of Rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a Farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me aflure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 352 pàgines
...agree with a painter for 260 /. to paint his country-hall with Trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a farm— now turn over a new leaf — He bids me aflnre you, he fliould be forry not to have more fchemes of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pàgines
...accordingly in Black Crayons only, fo that at firft View it brought to mind the Figures often feen fcratched with Charcoal, or the Smoke of a Candle, upon the Kitchen Walls of Farm Houfes. The Whole however produced a moft ftriking Effect, and over the Door at the Entrance of it,... | |
 | British Plutarch - 1776 - 350 pàgines
...with a painter, for 200 pounds, to paint his1 *' country hall with rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. «« and other ornaments, merely to countenance « his calling this place a farm." Happy would it have been for his lordfhip if he could have remained content in this delightful retreat,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pàgines
...agree with a painter for aoo/. to paint his country halL with Trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, etc. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm — now turn over a new leaf — He bids me allure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 462 pàgines
...agree with a painter for 200 1. to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &L-. and other ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm. — Now turn over a new leaf — He bids me affure you, he fhould beforrynotto have more fchemes of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 424 pàgines
...agree with a painter for aool. to paint his country-hall with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other ornaments merely to countenance his calling this place a farm — now turn over a new leaf. — He bids me affure you, he fhould be forry not to have more fchemes... | |
 | Daniel Lysons - 1800 - 386 pàgines
...agree with a painter for 200 l. to paint his " country hall with trophies of rakes, fpades, prongs, &c. and other " ornaments, merely to countenance his calling this place a farm '*." editor of the Biographia Britannica obferves, from his own knowledge, that it ivas fo painted... | |
| |
... beans and bacon, and a barn-door fowl. " Now his lordship is run after his cart, I have a moment left to myself to tell you that I overheard him yesterday agree with a painter, for two hundred pounds, to paint his country hall with trophies of rakes,... 
