 | 1715 - 636 pages
...dear Matt, hide the Nakednefs of thy Cfuntry, and give the befl turn thy fertile Brain will furnifh thee with, to the Blunders of thy Country-men, who...much better Politicians than the French are Poets. Ld. Dart mouth acquiefced, and difpatch'd Orders to Ld. Lexington, to acknowledge K. Philip, notwithftanding... | |
 | 1724 - 400 pages
...dear Matt.- hide the Nak'ednefs of thy Country, and give the beft Turn thy fertile Brain will'furuifh thee with, to the Blunders of thy Countrymen, who are not much better Politis cians, tlian the French are Poets." Lord Dartmouth acquiefc'd, and difpatth'd Orders to Lord... | |
 | 1724 - 408 pages
...Matt, hide ' the Nakeduefs of thy Country, and give the beft Turn * thy fertile Brain will furnifli thee with, to the Blunders * of thy Countrymen, who are not much better Politic cians, than the French are Poets." Lord Dartmouth acquiefc'd, and difpatch'd Orders to Lord... | |
 | Nicholas Tindal - 1763 - 564 pages
...dear Matt, hide the nakednefs of thjr country, and give the beft turn thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with, to the blunders of thy countrymen, who...much better politicians, than the French are poets.' Lord Dartmouth, it feems, thought fit to acquiefce, and, the fame day that this letter was writ, difpatched... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1779 - 476 pages
...dear Matt, hide the nakednefs of thy country ; and give the beft turn thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are...much better Politicians than the French are Poets. I have writ in great hafle a prodigious long letter to Monfieur Di Very, which, I believe, he will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 pages
...Dear Mat, hide the nakednefs " of thy country, and give the beft turn " thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with "to the blunders of thy countrymen, " who...much better politicians " than the French are poets." Soon -after the duke of Shrewfbnry went on a formal embaffy to Paris. It' is related'-'by Bbyer, that... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 pages
...the nakednefs " of thy country, and give the beft turn " thy fertile brain will furnifh thee witk " to the blunders of thy countrymen, " who are not much better politicians " than the French are poets." Soon after the duke of Shrewfbury went on a formal embafly to Paris. It is related by Boyer, that the... | |
 | 1791 - 354 pages
...fake, Matt. hide the nakednefs of thy country, and give the beft turn, thy fertile brain will furnifh thee with, to the blunders of thy countrymen, who...much better politicians than the French are poets." His lordfhip thus concludes his epiftle : " It is near three o'clock in the morning. I have been hard... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pages
..."Dear Mat, hide " the nakednefs of thy country, and give the " beft turn thy fertile brain will furnifh thee " with to the blunders of thy countrymen, ** who are not much better politicians than tf the French are poets." Soon after, the duke of Shrewfbury went on a formal embafly to Paris. It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...Mat, hide the nakednefs of ' f thy country, and give the beft turn thy fertile " brain will furnifh thee with to the blunders of thy " countrymen, who...better politicians <' than the French are poets." Soon after, the duke of Shrewfbury went on a formal embaffy to Paris. It is related by Eoyer, that... | |
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Mat, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French are poets.'* Soon after, the duke of Shrewsbury went on a formal... 
