Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 28
Page 129
... expression of counte- nance , translated it instantly into elegant Latin , and returned it to him , saying , " If your Regent asks you who composed this theme , tell him it was the Devil . ” He then hurried off , making his cloak fly ...
... expression of counte- nance , translated it instantly into elegant Latin , and returned it to him , saying , " If your Regent asks you who composed this theme , tell him it was the Devil . ” He then hurried off , making his cloak fly ...
Page 151
... expressed for him , and , without a positive refusal of their offers , he mo- destly declines so much honour . In the meantime the carriage is announced to be ready ; the whole house regrets the departure of their guest ; but the best ...
... expressed for him , and , without a positive refusal of their offers , he mo- destly declines so much honour . In the meantime the carriage is announced to be ready ; the whole house regrets the departure of their guest ; but the best ...
Page 165
... expression which characterised the man . He died in 1654.1 1 . CHRISTMAS . 1. CHRISTMAS Succeeds the Saturnalia ; the same time , the same number of holidays ; then the mas- ter waited upon the servant , like the lord of mis- rule . 2 ...
... expression which characterised the man . He died in 1654.1 1 . CHRISTMAS . 1. CHRISTMAS Succeeds the Saturnalia ; the same time , the same number of holidays ; then the mas- ter waited upon the servant , like the lord of mis- rule . 2 ...
Page 181
... to be too much indulged , and permit- ted her to gratify the first vehement inclination that ever I expressed , and which , as I have never since felt any enthusiasm for royal persons , I must [ 181 ] WALPOLE'S REMINISCENCES.
... to be too much indulged , and permit- ted her to gratify the first vehement inclination that ever I expressed , and which , as I have never since felt any enthusiasm for royal persons , I must [ 181 ] WALPOLE'S REMINISCENCES.
Page 197
... expression of passion and feeling , the new and just delineation of monastic fraud , tyranny , and cruelty , it deserves the greatest praise . But it is surprising that a man of his taste and judgment should have added to the ...
... expression of passion and feeling , the new and just delineation of monastic fraud , tyranny , and cruelty , it deserves the greatest praise . But it is surprising that a man of his taste and judgment should have added to the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbé actor advocate afterwards amusing answered appeared Archbishop of Lyons asked Bautru Boswell called carbuncle Cardinal CARDINAL RICHELIEU Castle Castle of Otranto cause celebrated character child church Cicero comic COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK court death devil died dinner Dr Johnson Duchess Duke excellent father fire France French friends Garrick Gascon gentleman Greek hand History of Paraguay horse Hume Castle Italian Joseph Scaliger judge Julius Cæsar King lady language Latin laugh learned letter live Lord Louis XIV Luther Madame never night observed Paris perceive person Petrarch physician piece play Poggio present Prince Prince of Condé Queen Racan replied Rome seen sent servant Sire soon speak spirit story TABLE-TALK talk ther thing thou thought tion told took tragedy translation turn verse Voltaire walking wife words write wrote