 It happened that, on a public day, a celebrated beauty of those times was in the cross bath, and one of the crowd of her admirers took a glass of the water in which the fair one stood, and drank her health to the company. There was in the place a gay...  The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Har to Ita - Page 1101910Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1710 - 454 pages
...Croft-Bath, and one of the Crowd of her Admirers took a Glafs of the Water in which the Fair One ftood, and drank her Health to the Company. There was in...Fellow, half fuddled, who offered to jump in, and fwore, Tho' he liked not the Liquor, he would have the Toaft. He was oppofed in his Refolution; yet... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1712 - 398 pages
...Bath, and one of the Crowd of her Admirers took a Glafs of the Water in which the FairOrTe Hood, ' I and drank her Health to the Company. There was in the Place a Gay Fellow, half fuddled, who oifercd to jump in, and fwore.Tho" he lik^d not ' J I 3 the •1 the_Liquor, he would have the^Tpaft.... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - England - 1774 - 346 pages
...Crofs Bath, and one of the croud of her admirers took a glafs of the water in which the fair one ftood, and drank her health to the company. There was in...gay fellow half fuddled, who offered to jump in^ and fwore though he liked not the Liquor, he would have the Toaft. He was oppofed in his refolution ; yet... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...Bath, and one of the crowd of her Ad*' mirers took a Glafs of the Water in which the " Fair One ftood, and drank her Health to the " Company. There was in the Place a gay Fel" low, half fuddled, who offered to jump in, and " fwore, though he liked not the Liquor, he 1 "... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...Bath, arid one of the crowd of her admirers took a glafs of the water in which the fair-one ftood, and drank her health to the company. There was in...gay fellow half fuddled, who offered to jump in, and fwore, though he liked not the.Iif|uor, he would have the Toaft. He wns oppoled in his resolution;... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...observes, how I labour and sweat, Their affections to raise, ahd new flames to beget ; half fudged ; who offered to jump in, and swore, though he liked...to! the present honour, which is done to the lady we :meniion in our liquors, who has ever since been called a TOAST." — TATIER^ No. 24, June '4, 1709.... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...celebrated beauty of those limes was in the Cross Buth ; and one of the crowd of her admirers took a glass of the water in which the fair one stood,...the company. There was in the place a gay fellow, 8. Your Highness observes, how 1 labour and sweat, Their affections to raise, and new (lames to beget;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...celebrated beauty of those times Was in the Cross Bath ; and one of the croxvd of her admirers took a glass of the water in which the fair one stood, and drank her health to the company. There tfas in the place a gay fellow, • DRYDEN'S LETTERS. 113 2. Your Highness observes, how I labour and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...a celebrated Beauty of those times was in the Cross Bath, and one of the crowd of her admirers took a glass of the water in which the fair one stood,...honour which is done to the lady we mention in our liquors ; who has ever since been called, a Toast. Though this institution had so trivial a beginning,... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...a celebrated beauty of those times was in the cross bath, and one of the crowd of her admirers took a glass of the water in which the fair one stood,...honour which is done to the lady we mention in our liquors, who has ever since been called a toast. Though this institution had so trivial a beginning,... | |
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