Will's coffeehouse, where the wits (as they were called) used formerly to assemble ; that is to say, five or six men, who had writ plays, or at least prologues, or had share in a miscellany, came thither, and entertained one another with their trifling... The St. James's Magazine - Side 31redigeret af - 1762Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1764 - 456 sider
...good converfarion; and, therefore, he chufeth to frequent thofe who are content to liften, and profefs themfelves his admirers. And, indeed, the worft converfation...ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at Witt's coffee-houfe, where the wits (as they were called) ufed formerly to aflemble; that is to fay,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 304 sider
...frequent thofe who are content to liften, and profefs themfelves his admirers. And, indeed, the word converfation I ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at Will'i coffee-houfe, where the wits (as they were called) ufed formerly to aflemble ; that is to fay,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 378 sider
...converfation ; and, therefore, he chufeth to frequent thofe who are content to liften, and profefs themfelves his admirers. And, indeed, the worft converfation...heard in my life, was that at Will's coffee-houfe, wheie the w;ts (as they were called) ufed formerly to alfemble ; that is to fay, five or fix men, who... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 486 sider
...good converfation ; and therefore he chufeth to frequent thofe who are content to liften, and profefs themfelves his admirers. And, indeed, the worft converfation...ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at WilPs coffee- houfe, where the wits (as they were called) ufed formerly to aflemble; that is to fay,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 sider
...good converfation ; and therefore he choofes to frequent thofe who are content to liilen, and profefs themfelves his admirers. And indeed, the worft converfation...they were called) ufed formerly to aflemble ; that is to fay, five or fix men, who had writ plays, or at leaft prologues, or had ihare in a mifcellany, came... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 sider
...who are content to listen, and profess themselves his admirers. And indeed, the worst conversation I ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at Will's coffeehouse, where the wits (as they were called) used formerly to assemble ; that is to say, five... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 sider
...who are content to listen, and profess themselves his admirers. And indeed, the worst conversation I ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at Will's coffeehouse, where the wits (as they were called) used formerly to assemble ; that is to say, five... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 sider
...who are content to listen, and profess themselves his admirers. And indeed, the worst conversation I ever remember to have heard in my life, was that at Will's coffeehouse, where the Wits (as they were called) used formerly to assemble ; that is to say, five... | |
| 1894 - 854 sider
...gokleu atmosphere with which our fancy invests that chosen resort of the wits. The worst conversation I ever remember to have heard in my life was that at Wills' Coffee-house, where the wits [as they were called] used formerly to assemble — that is to... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 sider
...those who are content to listen, and profess themselves his admirers. And indeed the worst conversatiou I ever remember to have heard in my life was that at Will's coffeehouse, where the wits (as they were called) used formerly to assemble; that is to say, five or... | |
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