To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age. Addison - Pagina 78door William John Courthope - 1911 - 197 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pagina’s
...book of Travels to Dr. Swift, in the blank leaf of whiph he wrote the following To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by hi* Mod humble servant, The AUTHOR. the church in great danger, notwithstanding... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pagina’s
...of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines: TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by his Most humble servant, THE AHTHOH. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 404 pagina’s
...of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines : TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age. This Book u presented by his Most humble Servant, THE AUTHOB. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily timid... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 686 pagina’s
...copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the author." * Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1868 - 766 pagina’s
...nobility, of the eighteenth century. Addison, who damned others with faint praise, in 1709 called Swift " the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his times " ; and nearly ten years later wrote to him thus : " I have always honored you for your good-nature,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1826 - 334 pagina’s
...copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed « To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the au1 The proprietor of the Grange in Hampshire, to... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 560 pagina’s
...copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the author."* Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 550 pagina’s
...travels, presented hy him to our author, is inscrihed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeahle companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this hook is presented hy his most humhle servant, the author."* Nor was Swift hackward in expressing similar... | |
| Walter Scott - 1829 - 380 pagina’s
...copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the author."! Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar... | |
| George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (hon.) - 1840 - 952 pagina’s
...of his day. t Addison afterwards presented his Travels to Swift, thus — " To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age." — Scott's Memoirs of Swift. from the moment of his introduction, entering into conversation with... | |
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