| James Thomson - 1793 - 300 halaman
...year, with a dedication to the countess of Hertford ; whose practice it was to invite every summer some poet into the country, to hear her verses and assist...Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford and his friends, than assisting her ladyship's poetical operations, and therefore never received... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 halaman
...year, with a dedication to the countess of Hertford ; whose practice it was to invite every summer some poet into the country, to hear her verses and assist...honour was one summer conferred on Thomson, who took moredclight in carousing wirh lord Hertford and his friends than assisting her ladyship's poetical... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 halaman
...countess of Hertford ; whose practice it was to invite every summer some poet into the country, to iiear her verses and assist her studies. This honour was one summer conferred on Thomson, who took moredelight in carousing with lord Hertford and his friends than assisting her ladyship's poetical... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - 534 halaman
...summer some poet into the country, to hear her verses and assist her studies. " This honour/' he adds, " was one summer conferred on Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford than assisting her ladyship's poetical operations, and therefore never received another summons9."... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 halaman
...and should it Johnson relates, that it was the practice of lady Hertford to invite every summer some poet into the country, to hear her verses and assist her studies. " This honour," he adds, " was one summer conferred on Thomson, who took more delight in carous* ing with lord Hertford... | |
| John Bew - 1807 - 408 halaman
...invokes in his " Spring"). " It was her practice," says Dr. Johnson, " to invite, every summer, some poet into the country, to hear her verses, and assist...Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with Lord Hertford and his friends, than assisting her Ladyship's poetical operations, and therefore never received... | |
| David Hughson - 1808 - 576 halaman
...invokes in his' " Spring.") " It was her practice," says Dr. Johnson, to invite, every summer, some poet into the country, to hear her verses, and assist...Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford and his friends, than assisting her ladyship's poetical operations, and therefore never received... | |
| David Hughson - 1808 - 566 halaman
...invokes in hi* " Spring.") " It was her practice," says Dr. Johnson, to invite, every summer, some poet into the country, to hear her verses, and assist...Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford and his friends, than assisting her ladyship's poetical operations, and therefore never .received... | |
| Edward Pugh - 1808 - 572 halaman
...invokes in his " Spring.") " It was her practice," says Dr. Johnson, to invite, every summer, some poet into the country, to hear her verses, and assist her studies. This honour wai one summer conferred on Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford and his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 halaman
...year, with a dedication to the Countess of Hertford ; wh6se practice it was to invite every summer some poet into the country, to hear her verses, and assist...Thomson, who took more delight in carousing with lord Hertford and his friends than assisting her ladyship's,poetical operations, and therefore never received... | |
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