 ... William, it being the 4th November, as to drink his friend Addison up to conversation pitch, whose phlegmatic constitution was hardly warmed for society by that time. Steele was not fit for it. Two remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the...  Letters to and from his friends and patrons - Page 461de Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 518 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1889 - 554 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - 1889 - 476 pages
...was in the 'house, and, when pretty mellow, came into the room where the company were assembled upon his knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink...off to the "immortal memory," and to retire in the same manner, whereupon Steele whispered to Hoadly, " Do laugh ; it is humanity to laugh." In the evening... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891 - 474 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | 1910 - 404 pages
...speak on such a high topic. Then a hatter, John Sly, a very facetious man, being in the house, came into the company on his knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand and drank " the immortal memory." R. Steele, " being too much in the same condition as the hatter,"... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1896 - 510 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1897 - 298 pages
...Two remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter, of facetious memory, was in the house ; and, when pretty mellow, took it into his head to...drink off to the immortal memory, and to retire in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him, Do laugh; it is humanity to laugh. Sir... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 418 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - 428 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...tankard of ale in his hand to drink off to the immortal ["7] memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do... | |
 | 1906 - 578 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 278 pages
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house; and, John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father, whispered him: 'Do laugh! It is humanity... | |
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