 | Jonathan Swift - 1885 - 322 pagina’s
...wherein you affront Mr. Gay, you affront me, and you affront yourself. False spelling is only excusable in a chambermaid, for I would not pardon it in any of your waiting-women. Pray God preserve your grace and family, and give me leave to expect that you will be so just to remember me... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1885 - 338 pagina’s
...excusable in a chambermaid, for I would not pardon it in any of your waiting-women. Pray God preserve your grace and family, and give me leave to expect that you will be so just to remember me among those who have the greatest regard for virtue, goodness, prudence, courage,... | |
 | James Hay - 1891 - 390 pagina’s
...of more preferment was lost. affront me, and you affront yourself. False spelling is only excusable in a chambermaid ; for I would not pardon it in any of your waiting women. In another letter he says : I see very well how matters go with the Duchess in regard... | |
 | Reginald Brimley Johnson - 1897 - 304 pagina’s
...wherein you affront Mr. Gay, you affront me, and you affront yourself. False spelling is only excusable in a chambermaid, for I would not pardon it in any of your waiting women. Pray God preserve your grace and family, and give me leave to expect that you will be... | |
 | John Fyvie - 1909 - 418 pagina’s
...wherein you affront Mr Gay, you affront me, and you affront yourself. False spelling is only excusable in a chambermaid, for I would not pardon it in any of your waitingwomen." In answer to all this, the Duchess tells him, in a postscript to Gay's next letter, that all his articles... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1913 - 522 pagina’s
...wherein you affront Mr. Gay, you affront me, and you affront yourself. False spelling is only excusable in a chambermaid, for I would not pardon it in any of your waiting-women. Pray God preserve your Grace and family, and give me leave to expect that you will be so just to number me among... | |
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I dislike nothing in your letter but an affected apology for bad writing, bad spelling, and a bad pen; which you pretend Mr Gay found fault with; Wherein you affront Mr Gay, you affront me, and you affront yourself. 
