 Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin : for which reason a gamester laid hold of me, and converted me to a counter, having got together some dozens of us for that use. We led a melancholy life...  The Tatler: Selected Essays - Page 4191888 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches.* ' Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin; for which reason...being in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which the fortune of the cards placed us. I had at length... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 628 pages
...wearing a monstrous, pair of breeches. " Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin ; for which reason a gamester laid hold of me,, M & and converted me to a counter, having got together some dozens of us for that use. We led a melancholy... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches. " Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin : for which...being in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which the fortune of the cards placed us. I had at length... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 384 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches. " Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin: for which reason...being in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which the fortune of the cards placed us. I had at length... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 288 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches. ' Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin : for which...being in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which the fortune of the cards placed us. I had at length... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 632 pages
...looked upon as a medal than an ordinary • oin : for which reason a gamester laid hold of me, ind converted me to a counter, having got together some...being in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which the fortune of the cards placed us. I had at length... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches. ' Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin : for which...hold of me, and converted me to a counter, having gpt together some dozens of us for that use. We led a melancholy life in his possession, being busy... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...wearing a monstrous pair of breeches.* ' Being now of great credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin ; for which reason a gamester I. ml hold of me, and converted me to a counter, having got together some dozens of us for that use.... | |
 | 1831 - 704 pages
...now of créât credit and antiquity, I was rather looked upon as a medal than an ordinary coin; tor lor that use. We led a melancholy life in his possession, being busy at those hours wherein current... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 548 pages
...together some dozens of ; for that use. We led a counter, us for that use. We led a melancholy ufe in his possession, being busy at those hours wherein...is at rest, and partaking the fate of our master, bein^ in a few moments valued at a crown, a pound, or a sixpence, according to the situation in which... | |
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