 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 էջ
...Hoadley, Bishop of Bangor. During the festivity, John Sly, the hatter, of merry memory, was in the house ; and. when pretty mellow, took it into his head to...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the immortal memory of William, and then retire as he entered. Sir Richard, during the ceremony,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 էջ
...Iloadlev, Bishop of I'angor. During the festivity, John Sly, the hatter, of merry memory, was in the house; and when pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into the company on his knees, with a tankard of 450 ALEXANDER POPE. corrected the place to which I had made objections. "I was in some hopes, in those... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened. " John Sly, the hatter, of facetious memory, was in the house ; and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the ' immortal memory,' and to retire in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father,... | |
 | 1866 - 830 էջ
...course of the evening John Sly, the hatter, of facetious memory, mellow with wine, comes into the room on his knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink off the immortal memory, and retires in the same manner. The Bishop was probably looking grave, for Steele,... | |
 | 1832 - 308 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened : — ' John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house : and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come into the company on bis knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the " immortal memory," and to retire... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | 1853 - 418 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 560 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened: — 'John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house: and when pretty mellow took it into his head to come...knees, with a tankard of ale in his hand, to drink it off to the " immortal memory," and to retire in the same manner. Steele, sitting next my father,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 էջ
...remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house ; and John, pretty mellow, took it into his head to come into...his hand to drink off to the immortal memory, and to return in the same manner. Steele sitting next my father, whispered him — Do laugh. It is humanity... | |
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... William, it being the 4th November, as to drink his friend Addison up to conversation pitch, whose phlegmatic constitution was hardly warmed for society by that time. Steele was not fit for it. Two remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the... 
