His happy constitution (even when he had, with great pains, half demolished it) made him forget everything when he was before a venison pasty, or over a flask of champagne; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments than any prince upon earth. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Стр. 195авторы: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - Страниц: 416Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| 1809 - Страниц: 448
...reason to do so ; the highest of his preferment heing raking in-. the lowest sinks of vice and misery. His happy constitution (even when he had with great...demolished it) made him forget every thing when he was hefore a venison pasty, or over a flask of champaigne; and I am persuaded he has known more happy moments... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1817 - Страниц: 374
...highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a noble* and less nauseous employment to be one of the staff-officers that conduct the noc* * She married Augustus Henry, earl of Euston, Jan. 29, 1756, who succeeded his grandfather as... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Страниц: 850
...occasion to do so, the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinke of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment,...pains, half demolished it,) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of champaign ; and I am persuaded, he has... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Страниц: 846
...occasion to do so, the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment,...nocturnal weddings. His happy constitution (even when he bad, with great pains, half demolished it,) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1825 - Страниц: 260
...occasion to do so, the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment...great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of champagne ; and, I am persuaded, he has... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - Страниц: 554
...occasion to do so. the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment...constitution ( even when he had, with great pains, half demo* lished it,) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of... | |
| Henry Fielding, Walter Scott - 1831 - Страниц: 564
...occasion to do so, the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment...pains, half demolished it), made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of champagne; and, I am persuaded, he has... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1832 - Страниц: 438
...preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vico and misery. I should think it a nobler and liv.s nauseous employment to be one of the staff-officers...great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of champagne ; and, I am persuaded, he has... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - Страниц: 506
...occasion to do so, the highest of his preferment being raking in the lowest sinks of vice and misery. I should think it a nobler and less nauseous employment,...great pains, half demolished it) made him forget every evil, when he was before a venison-pasty, or over a flask of champaigne ; and I am persuaded he has... | |
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