| John Watkins - 1808 - 768 Seiten
...Hoadley, Bishop of Bangor. During the festivity, John Sly, the hatter, of merry memory, was in the house ; and. when pretty mellow, took it into his head to...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the immortal memory of William, and then retire as he entered. Sir Richard, during the ceremony,... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 568 Seiten
...Iloadlev, Bishop of I'angor. During the festivity, John Sly, the hatter, of merry memory, was in the house; and when pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into the company on his knees, with a tankard of 450 ALEXANDER POPE. corrected the place to which I had made objections. "I was in some hopes, in those... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 Seiten
...remarkable circumstances happened. " John Sly, the hatter, of facetious memory, was in the house ; and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the ' immortal memory,' and to retire in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father,... | |
| 1866 - 830 Seiten
...course of the evening John Sly, the hatter, of facetious memory, mellow with wine, comes into the room on his knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink off the immortal memory, and retires in the same manner. The Bishop was probably looking grave, for Steele,... | |
| 1832 - 308 Seiten
...remarkable circumstances happened : — ' John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house : and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come into the company on bis knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the " immortal memory," and to retire... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 Seiten
...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... | |
| 1853 - 418 Seiten
...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 - 1853 - 360 Seiten
...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... | |
| Spectator The - 1853 - 560 Seiten
...remarkable circumstances happened: — 'John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house: and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the " immortal memory," and to retire in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 Seiten
...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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