 I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared secretary of state with the less surprise, in that I know that post was almost offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and [I] really believe that he would have done well to have declined...  The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montaguавторы: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837Просмотр фрагмента - Подробнее о книге
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886 - Страниц: 914
...marriage, upon this memorable pair." — DB. JOHNSON. " I received the news of Mr. Addison's be^ng declared Secretary of State with the less surprise,...he declined it, and I really believe that he would But it is not for his reputation as the great author of "Cato" and the "Campaign," or for his merits... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - Страниц: 498
...to have been written, either before or after marriage, upon this memorable pair." — DR. JOHNSON. " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...that he would have done well to have declined it now. Snch a post as that, and such a wife as the Countess, do not seem to be, in prudence, eligible for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1893 - Страниц: 152
...that he was suffering from asthma even before his marriage and his appointment to the secretaryship. " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...Secretary of State with the less surprise in that I knew the post was offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and I really believe he would have... | |
 | Alfred Ainger - 1895 - Страниц: 654
...forthcoming is a letter of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who writes from Constantinople in 1717 : — " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...Secretary of State with the less surprise in that I know the post was offered to him before. At that time he declined it ; and I really believe he would... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1896 - Страниц: 256
...had proved a stepping-stone. Of the last two bits of fortune, Lady Mary Montague wrote to Pope : " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...Secretary of State with the less surprise, in that I know 1 A full and dispassionate discussion of the case may be found in Courthope's Addison, chap, vii.,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - Страниц: 824
...to have been written, either before or after marriage, upon this memorable pair." — Dr. Johnson. "I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and 1 really believe that he would have done well to have declined it now. Such a post as that, and such... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1900 - Страниц: 410
...to have been written, either before or after marriage, upon this memorable pair." — Dr. Johnson. " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...less surprise, in that I knew that post was almost 30 offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and I really believe that he would have done... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1900 - Страниц: 414
...have been written, either before or after marriage, upon this memorable pair." — Dr. Johnson. 11 I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...Secretary of State with the less surprise, in that I knew *hat post was almost 3° offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and I really believe that... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - Страниц: 428
...to have been written, either before or after marriage, upon this memorable pair." — DR. JOHNSON. " I received the news of Mr. Addison's being declared...Secretary of State with the less surprise, in that I knew tliat post was almost offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and I really believe that... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1906 - Страниц: 572
...even in the bosom of servitude, and they have methods of evasion and disguise that are very favourable to gallantry; but, after all, they are still under...secretary of state with the less surprise, in that I know that post was almost offered to him before. At that time he declined it, and [I] really believe... | |
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