 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his other... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his other... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil. . . . ' Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 pagina’s
...Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when anyone had learning formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil "Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall; 1 wish he had received no more by his other fall.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his other... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his other... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil. " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall; I wish he had received> no more by his other... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil " Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall ; I wish he had received no more by his other... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1870 - 396 pagina’s
...as an objection to his preferment, that " because he had humour he was supposed to have dealt with Swift ; in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly he was thought to have dealt with the devil." After all, however, it must not be forgotten, that Gay had written the Bi:ijgars' Opera, and that the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pagina’s
...by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning...formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil "Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall; I wish he had received no more by his other fall.... | |
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Our friend Gay is used as the friends of Tories are by Whigs (and generally by Tories too). Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift; in like manner as when any one had learning formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the... 
