 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 페이지
...the good man whom I have just now mentioned; and, without staying for my answer, told me that he 10 was afraid of being insulted with Latin and Greek...voice, a sociable temper: and, if possible, a man that unde1stood a little of back-gammon. ' My friend,' says Sir Roger,' found me out this gentleman, who,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 566 페이지
...reason he desired a particular friend of at the university to find him out a clergyman rather of p sense than much learning, of a good aspect, a clear...understood a little of back-gammon. ' My friend,' says Sir Roger, ' found me out this gentleman, who, besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell me,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 페이지
...Night, he asked me how I liked the good Man whom I have just now mentioned ? and without staying for my bbs, a sweet ROOEB, found me out this Gentleman, who, besides the Endowments required of him, is, they tell me,... | |
 | Art - 1876 - 124 페이지
...how I liked the good man, whom I have just now mentioned, and without staying for my answer, told me he was afraid of being insulted with Latin and Greek...possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. At his first settling with me, I made him a present of all the best sermons which have been printed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1876 - 128 페이지
...we find Sir Roger de Coverley requires his chaplain to be "a clergyman rather of plain sense than of much learning, of a good aspect, a clear voice, a...possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon." I Twopenny hit. ' Hit' was very commonly applied to games of chance. 8 To fling a quatre. Any throw,... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - 1877 - 564 페이지
...night, he asked me how I liked the good man whom I have just now mentioned ? and without staying for my answer told me, that he was afraid of being insulted...understood a little of Back-gammon. My friend, says Sir ROGER, found me out this Gentleman, who, besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell me,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1879 - 250 페이지
...mentioned 1 and without staying for my answer told me, that he was afraid of being insulted with iiatin and Greek at his own table ; for which reason he desired...understood a little of backgammon. " My friend," says Sir Roger, " found me out this gentleman, who, besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell mo,... | |
 | Manchester Literary Club - 1879 - 336 페이지
...reason he desired a particular friend of his at the University to find him out a clergyman rather for plain sense than much learning, of a good aspect,...possible, a man that understood a little of backgammon. At his first settling with me,' I made him a present of all the good sermons that have been printed... | |
 | 1879 - 446 페이지
...was afraid of being insulted at his own table with Latin and Greek, and therefore requested a friend at the university to find him out a clergyman rather of plain sense than much learning ; and Sir Roger says, ' My friend found me out a gentleman who, besides the endowments required of... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 페이지
...had not been very profound. He did not choose to have a very learned clergyman as his chaplain, since he " was afraid of being insulted with Latin and Greek at his own table." His favourite reading seems to have been ' Baker's Chronicle ; ' of which we too have read some. He... | |
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As I was walking with him last night, he asked me how I liked the good man whom I have just now mentioned ? and without staying for my answer told me. that he was afraid of being insulted with Latin and Greek at his own table ; for which reason he desired... 
