 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 496 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, "who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 488 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, "who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 494 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, "who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1887 - 202 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentlejnan," pointing to Polybius, " who was the only person, except my own countrymen, that was willing to conduct mohither." The Carth.-iginian took his seat, and Pompey entered, with great dignity in his own person,... | |
 | English essays - 1888 - 498 pages
...only looks, went fc.t own counfcrymen, that was willing to conpossessed by L,ยป No. 81.] A DREAM. 121 The Carthaginian took his seat, and Pompey entered...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - English essays - 1898 - 439 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, " who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | George Atherton Aitken - English essays - 1898 - 446 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, " who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 462 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, "who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him that whatever pretense he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - English literature - 1902 - 452 pages
...would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman," pointing to Polybius, "who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him that whatever pretense he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1915 - 464 pages
...perhaps, would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman, pointing to Polybius, who was the only person, except my own countrymen,...the table, was going to sit down himself, had not the latter whispered him, that whatever pretence he might otherwise have had, he forfeited his claim... | |
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Roman historians, who attempted, says he, to carry me into the subterraneous apartment ; and perhaps would have done it, had it not been for the impartiality of this gentleman, pointing to Polybius, who was the only person, except my own countrymen, that... 
