I've bought the best champagne from Brooks. From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill. Who, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid. The North American Review - Seite 68herausgegeben von - 1848Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1857 - 492 Seiten
...Know, I've brought the best champagne from Brookes,— From liberal Brookes, whose speculative tkill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill ; Who, nursed...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Besides trusting the members of the club for wine and suppers, Brookes lent them money. But in spite... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1858 - 494 Seiten
...Not an hour should be lost in putting * Brookes was equally accommodating:— " From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." — Verses, From the Hon. CJtarles James Fox, partridge-shooting, to the Hon. John Townshend, cruising;... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1859 - 476 Seiten
...accommodating : — " From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant bill ; AVho, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." — Verses, From the Hon. Charles James Fox, partridge-shooting, to the Hon. John Townsheiul, cruising... | |
| Abraham Hayward - 1858 - 470 Seiten
...accommodating: — " From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant bill ; AVho, nursed in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." — Verses, From the Hon. Charlcs James Fox, partridge-shootiiig, to the lion. John Townshend, cruising... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1858 - 326 Seiten
...this drawing room »tyle of humor : — "And know, I've bought the best champagne from Brooks ; From liberal Brooks, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill ; Who, nurs'd in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Oft shall Fitzpatrick's... | |
| John Richard de Capel Wise - 1859 - 308 Seiten
...with walking out of the shop, thinking that he had found the very man mentioned by the poet, who " Disdains a vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid:" but subsequent experience has shown him there are plenty of such at Oxford. Of course, like all freshmen,... | |
| Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 356 Seiten
...Brookes, From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill : Who, nurs'd in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade ; Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid — ' built and opened the present club-house in St. James's Street, and thither the members of Almack's... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - 1861 - 420 Seiten
...ever known. An introduction to Burke soon followed. He soon became one of the most welcome visiters at Devonshire House, " where politics was made to...noble by birth or genius, to assert the lord or the Eight Honorable. The usual style of address was Jack Townsend, Ned Burke, Tom Grenville, Dick Sheridan,... | |
| Grace Wharton, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 522 Seiten
...Brookes, From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit, and a distant bill: Who, nurs'd in clubs, disdains a vulgar trade; Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid"— built and opened the present club-house in St. James's Street, and thither the members of Almack's... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866 - 818 Seiten
...the lines of Tickell: " And know I've bought the best champagne from Brookes, From liberal Brookes, whose speculative skill Is hasty credit and a distant...vulgar trade, Exults to trust, and blushes to be paid." Henry Vassal, Lord Holland, had all the affection of his uncle for the old club and for the party.... | |
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