 | David Josiah Brewer - 1902 - 474 pages
...aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. "My friend," says Sir Roger, "found me out this gentleman,...have settled upon him a good -annuity for life. If he outlive me, he shall find that he was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is. He has now... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1903 - 256 pages
...Sir Eoger, found me out this gentleman, who, besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell 5 me, a good scholar, though he does not show it ;*...was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is. He 10 has now been with me thirty years, and though he does not know I have taken notice of it,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1902 - 304 pages
...clear voice, a sociahle temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. 5 " My friend," says Sir Roger, " found me out this gentleman,...parsonage of the parish; and because I know his value, 10 have settled upon him a good annuity for life. If he outlives me, he shall find that he was higher... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1902 - 264 pages
...aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. My friend, says Sir Roger, found me out this gentleman,...besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell 6 me, a good scholar, though he does not show it;1 I have given him the parsonage of the parish, and,... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 476 pages
...aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. My friend (says Sir Roger) found me out this gentleman,...was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is. He has now been with me thirty years ; and, though he does not know I have taken notice of it,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1903 - 486 pages
...aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. My friend (says Sir Roger) found me out this gentleman,...parsonage of the parish ; and because I know his value, ^iaye settled ugpn him a good annuityjbr life. If he outlives me, he shall find "that he was higher... | |
 | 1903 - 1048 pages
...beside the endowments required of him, is, they tell me, a good scholar, though he does not show it. 1 have given him the parsonage of the parish ; and,...was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is. He has now been with me thirty years ; and, though he does not know 1 have taken notice of it,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1904 - 284 pages
...clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of 5 backgammon. " My friend," says Sir Roger, " found me out this gentleman,...parish, and, because I know his value, have settled 10 upon him a good annuity for life. If he outlives me, he shall find that he was higher in my esteem... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1904 - 190 pages
...temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. " My friend," says Sir Eoger, " found me out this gentleman, who, besides the endowments...scholar, though he does not show it. I have given 75 him the parsonage of the parish; and, because I know his value, have settled upon him a good annuity... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1904 - 272 pages
...show it. I have given him the parsonage of the parish, and, because I know his value, have settled 10 upon him a good annuity for life. If he outlives me,...was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is. He has now been with me thirty years, and though he does not know I have taken notice of it, has... | |
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Greek at his own table, for which reason he desired a particular friend of his at the University to find him out a clergyman rather of plain sense than much learning, of a good aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood... 
