 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...their Faculty. ; Fl'imnap, the Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaftan Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Summerfet feveral times together upon a Trencher fixed on the Rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...loft their Faculty. Flimnap, the Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the Ilrait Rope, at leaft an Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Summerfet feveral Times together, upon a Trencher fixed on the Rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...loft their Faculty. Flimnap, the Trcafurer, is allow'd to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaft, an Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Somerfet feveral Times together upon a Trencher fix'd on the Rope . The principal Secretary... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...loft their Faculty. Flimnap, the Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaft an Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Summerfet feveral Times together, upon a Trencher fixed on the Rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...not loft their faculty. Flimnap, the treafurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the ftrait rope at leaft an inch higher, than any other lord in the whole empire. I have feen him do the fummerfet ' feveral times together upon a trencher, fixed on a rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...loft their Faculty. Flimnap, the Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaft, an Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have fcen him do the Somerfct feveral Times together upon a Trencher fixed on the Rope . The principal Secretary... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...court with a dance en the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to show their skill, and to convince vince the emperor, that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap, the treasurer, is allowed to tut.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...not loft their faculty. Flimnap, the treafurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the (Irait rope at leaft an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. I have leen him do the fummerfet feveral times together upon a trencher, fixed on a rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...mortal in folly. Sbatiffttte. Fliouiap, the treasurer, is allowed to cut a ...-.•-.•, on the strait rope, at least an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. S-wift. CA'PER. я. /. [caffaris, Lat.] An acid pickle: See CAPER BUSH. \Ve invent new sauces and pickles,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...court with a dance on the rope; and whoever jumps the highest, without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to show their skill, and to qonvince the emperor that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap, the treasurer, is allowed to cut... | |
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When a great office is vacant either by death or disgrace (which often happens) five or six of those candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majesty and the court with a dance on the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds... 
