 It is said, he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow of the next county to him. Before this disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir...  The Spectator: Selected Papers - Page 6by Sir Richard Steele - 1876 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...coffee-houfe for calling him youngiter. But being ill ufed by the above-mentioned widow, he was very ferious for a year and a half; and though, his temper being naturally jovial, he at laft got over it, he grew carelefs of himfelf, and never drefled afterwards. He continues to wear a... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...coffee-houfe for calling him youngfter. But being ill-ufed by the above mentioned widow, he was very ferious for a year and a half; and though, his temper being naturally jovial, he at laft got over it, he grew tic writers, and the reader is agreeably amufed and edified by actions, chara&ers,... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1795 - 682 pages
...calling him Youngfter. But being ill ufed by the above mentioned tîoned Widow, he was very ferions for a year and a half; and though, his Temper being naturally jovial, he at laft got over it , he grew carelefs of himfelf , and never drefled afterwards. He continues to wear... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1795 - 680 pages
...ufed by the above men•••'•• ."©fíele. '•• '' 43 tioned Widow , he was very ferions for a year and a half; and though , his Temper being naturally jovial, be at laft got over it , he grew carelefs of himfelf, and never drefTed afterwards. He continues to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...of the next county to him. Before this disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir George...duel upon his first coming to town, and kicked bully Dawsonf in a public coffee-house for calling him youngster. But being ill-used by the above-mentioned... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...of the next county to him. Before this disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir George...coffee-house for calling him youngster. But being ill used by the above-mentioned widow, he was very serious for a year and a half; and though, his temper... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...of the next county to him. Before this disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir George...Bully Dawson in a public coffee-house for calling him youngster3 But being ill used by the above-mentioned widow, he was very serious for a year and a half;... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir George Etheridge, fought a duel upon his first coming to town, and kicked bully DawsonJ in a public coffee-house for calling him youngster. But being ill used by the- above-mentioned... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester,and Sir George Etherege, fought a duel upon his first coming to town, and kicked bully Dawsonf in a public coffee-house for calling him youngster. But being ill-used by the above-mentioned... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...of the next county to him. Before this disappointment, Sir Roger was what you call a fine gentleman, had often supped with my Lord Rochester and Sir George...his first coming to town, and kicked bully Dawson t in a public coffee-house for calling him youngster. But being ill-used by the above-mentioned widow,... | |
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