 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 страници
...formerly a club held at the King's Head in Pall Mall, arrogantly called •• The World." Kpigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses, by each...the doctor would have declined writing, because he hail no diamond : Lord Stanhope lent him his, und he wrote immediately — " Accept a miracle, instead... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 318 страници
...Head, in Pall Mall, that arrogantly called itself 'The World.' Lord Chesterfield, Lord Herbert, &c. &c., were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written...declined writing, because he had no diamond. Lord Chesterfield lent him his, and he immediately wrote : — ' Accept a miracle instead of wit : — See... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 318 страници
...garland might I twine with grace, The humblest flower would feel the loftiest pride. " THE WORLD." " THERE was a club held at the King's Head, in Pall...Mall, that arrogantly called itself 'The World.' Lord Chesterfield, Lord Herbert, &c. &c., were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses,... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 312 страници
...garland might I twine with grace, The humblest-flower would feel the loftiest pride. " THE WORLD." " THERE was a club held at the King's Head, in Pall...Mall, that arrogantly called itself 'The World.' Lord Chesterfield, Lord Herbert, &c. &c., were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1834 - 370 страници
...sputtering fellow."1 To the same entertaining volume we are indebted for another anecdote of our poet. — " There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall Mall,...written on the glasses by each member after dinner. Once 1 Spence's Anecdotes, p. 355. when Dr. Young was invited there, the Doctor would have declined writing1... | |
 | Edward Young - 1854 - 452 страници
...sputtering fellow."* To the same entertaining volume we are indebted for another anecdote of our poet. — "There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall...member after dinner. Once when Dr. Young was invited there, the Doctor * Spence's Anecdotes, p. 355. would have declined writing because he had no diamond;... | |
 | Joseph SPENCE - 1858 - 488 страници
...place requires, so much as how to adapt the parts, as well as one can, to what he w&nts.—Spence. There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall Mall,...Stanhope, then (now Lord Chesterfield) Lord Herbert, &c. &c. were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses, by each member after dinner;... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1858 - 468 страници
...place requires, so much as how to adapt the parts, as well as one can, to what he wants. — Spence. There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall Mall,...Stanhope, then (now Lord Chesterfield) Lord Herbert, cfcc. &c. were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses, by each member after dinner;... | |
 | 1866 - 426 страници
...sputtering fellow."* To the same entertaining volume we are indebted for another anecdote of our poet. — "There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall...member after dinner. Once when Dr. Young was invited there, the Doctor * Spence's Anecdotes, p. 355. would have declined writing because he had no diamond;... | |
 | Epigrammatists - 1870 - 654 страници
...gives (apparently communicated by Young) of the occasion of the distich is very circumstantial : " There was a club held at the King's Head in Pall Mall,...Stanhope, then (now Lord Chesterfield) Lord Herbert, &c., &c., were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses by each member, after dinner... | |
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Lord Stanhope, then (now Lord Chesterfield) Lord Herbert, &c. &c. were members. Epigrams were proposed to be written on the glasses, by each member after dinner; once when Dr. Young was invited thither, the doctor would have declined writing, because... 
