 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 pages
...began on it, and T7hen he first mentioned 'it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; tinuation (where the verses are to the full as pretty as in the first piece, however), there is a... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 878 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, or m word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought... | |
 | Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1882 - 486 pages
...He began on it; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly/ " "At Schomberg House, Pall Mall, was first concocted the dramatic scheme of this famous opera. It... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was clone, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congrevc, who, after reading it over,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884 - 664 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned if to Swift, the Doctor did nut much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of A! vice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it wr.s done, neither of us thought it would succeed.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 572 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...reading it over, said, 'it would either take greatly, f1r be damned confoundedly.' We were all at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event;... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy - 1886 - 340 pages
...says Pope, " and, when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on he showed what he wrote to both of us;...would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly ! ' " Gay attributed his bitter disappointment, on being offered an ushership to a royal baby, not... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - 876 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, tin1 Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of...advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it wa* done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve. who, after reading it over,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1886 - 586 pages
...says Pope, " and, when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much ike the project. As he carried it on he showed what he wrote to both of us...correction, or a word or two of advice, but it was wholly of hia own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 396 pages
...began on it, and when he first mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on he showed what he wrote to both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction, a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought... | |
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He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us ; and we now and then gave a correction or a word or two of advice, but it was wholly of his... 
