 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...s fent me over, by a friend of line, the works of John Hughes, Efquire. They are in profe and erfe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name ta fubfcriberv He is too great a poet for me ; and 1 thhsk among ie oudiecri/lt, in profe as well as... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...genius I (hall tranfcribe from the corrcfpondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," fays Swifr, " was fent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hugbet, Efquire. They are in profe and verfe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...But there is in the whole little either of the grace of wit, or the vigour of nature.' HUGHES. _ " A month ago," fays Swift, " was fent me over, by a friend of Kline, the works of John Hugbet, Efquire. They are in proie and •verle. I never heard of the man... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 552 pages
...reprinted. The character of his genius we fhall tranfcribe from the correfpondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," fays Swift» " was fent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of " John Hughes, Efq. They are in profe and verfe. I " never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name " as... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 424 pages
...are in the height. I muft once more repeat Cicero's defire to a friend ; Orna me. A month ago were fent me over by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, Efq; they are in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 414 pages
...are in the height. I mull once more repeat Cicero's defire to a friend, Orna me.. A month ago were fent me over by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, tfq. They are in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life ; yet I find your name as a iirbfcriber... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...refpect. The character of his genius I mall tranfcribe from the correfpondence of Swift and Pope-, " A month ago," fays Swift, ''was fent me over, by "...of the *' man in my life, yet I find your name as a fnbfcri" ber. He is too grave a poet for me; and 1 think " among the Mediocrtfls in profe as well as... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...epiftolary correfpondence, quoted and ÍJiiílium-il by Dr. Johnfon. " A month ago," fays Swift to Pope, " was fent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, J.lq ; they are in profe and verfe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find jo«r came ai a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...refpec"t. The character of his genius I fhall tranitribe from the correfpondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," fays Swift, " was fent " me over, by...of the man in my " life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber. " He is too great a poet for me ; and I think " among the mediocrifts, in profe as well... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...character of the' genius of Hughes by tranfcribing the following correfpondence of bwlft and Pope. " A month ago, fays Swift, was fent me over, by a friend of mine the works of John Hughes, Efq. They are in profe and verfe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet 1 fmd your name as a fubfcriber.... | |
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I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the Mediocrists, in prose as well as verse. 
