| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pagine
...slitts tinder the arm-pitts. He would many times exceede in drinke : Canarie was his beloved liquor : then he would tumble home to bed : and when he had...studyeing chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women used: and as Aulus Gellius is drawn in. When I was in Oxon: bishop Skinner (Bp. of Oxford) who... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 562 pagine
...slitts under the arm-pitts. He would many times exceede in drinke : Canarie was his beloved liquor : then he would tumble home to bed : and when he had thoroughly perspired, then to studie. 1 have seen his studyeiug chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women used : and as Aulus Gellius... | |
| 1816 - 600 pagine
...with slitts under the arm-pitts. He would many times excede in drinke: Canarie was his beloved liquor; then he would tumble home to bed, and when he had...studyeing chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women used, and as Aulus Gellius is drawn in. When I was in Oxon, Bishop Skynner (Bp. of Oxford,) who... | |
| John Walker - 1813 - 326 pagine
...slitts under the arme-pitts. He would many times exceed in drinke ; Canarie was his beloved liquor : then he would tumble home to bed, and, when he had...then to studie. I have seen his studyeing chaire, wch was of strawe, such as old woemen used, and as Aulus Gellius is drawen in. When I was in Oxon.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pagine
...many times exceede in drinke : Canarie was his beloved liquor : then he would tumble home to bed ; & when he had thoroughly perspired, then to studie....studyeing chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women used ; & as Aulus Gellius is drawn in. When I was in Oxon : Bishop f opher Beeston, Shakspeare's... | |
| John Walker - 1813 - 1014 pagine
...under the arme-pitts. He would many times exceed in drinke ; Canarie was his beloved liquor : then be would tumble home to bed, and, when he had thoroughly...then to studie. I have seen his studyeing chaire, w0h was of strawe, such as old woemen used, and as Aulus Gellius is drawen in. When I was in Oxon.... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1814 - 302 pagine
...had fought single-handed with his antagonist, had slain him, and carried off his arms as trophies. would tumble home to bed ; and, when he had thoroughly perspired, then to study." Tradition, too, has sent down to us several Tavern-tales of " Rare Ben." A good-humoured one... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 548 pagine
...weave a coate like a coachman's •coate, with slitts under the arm-pitts. He would many times exceede in drinke: Canarie was his beloved liquour: then he...studyeing chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women * For the transcription of this article It is perhaps unnecessary to add, that the Reader is... | |
| 1815 - 544 pagine
...weare a coate like a coachman's coate, with slitts under the arm-pitts. He would many times exceede in drinke : Canarie was his beloved liquour : then...studyeing chaire, which was of strawe, such as old women * For the transcription of this article It is perhaps unnecessary to add, that the Reader is... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pagine
...cup of sack." " He would many times," says Aubrey, " exceed in drink : Canary was his beloved liquor. Then he would tumble home to bed; and, when he had thoroughly perspired, then to study." " One was friendly telling Benjamin Jonson, of his great and excessive drinking continually... | |
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