 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...know the original and ^Ogress, 1 haye inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. J" Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what...Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at Nnch a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought it would be better to, write a comedy on the same... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pagina’s
...know the original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what...inclined to try at such a thing for some time ; but afterward thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pagina’s
...the original and pro. gress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what...make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for gome time ; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 422 pagina’s
...progress of this new species of composition, Mr. Spence has given a relation in the words of Pope : ' Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of thing a Ne\vgnte pastoral might make. ' Gay was ' inclined to try at such a thing ' for some time ;... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 418 pagina’s
...progress of this new species of composition, Mr. Spence has given a relation in the words of Pope: " Dr. Swift had been observing " once to Mr. Gay, what an odd «' pretty sort of thing a Newgate * pastoral might make. Gay was »' inclined to try at such a thing '.' for some time;... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 266 pagina’s
...know the original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. " Gay, what...of a thing a " Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was in" clined to try at such a thing for some time, " but afterwards thought it would be better to " write... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pagina’s
...know the original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, " what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pas" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such "ra thing for some time ; but afterwards thought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 426 pagina’s
...know the original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words; " Dr Swift had been observing once to Mr Gay, " what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pas" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such1 " a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pagina’s
...know the original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr Swift had been observing once to Mr Gay, " what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pas" toral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such " a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pagina’s
...original and progress, I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words. " Dr. Swill had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty...Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such u thing for some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan.... | |
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OOOJJO some time; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Opera. 
