 Street thing from the garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish...  Walpoliana - Page 74by Horace Walpole - 1800 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1798 - 580 pages
...ignorance, not humour, difcourfing of the difficulty of feme purfuit, faid, that even if a man hid as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plytarch is faid to have had, he cuuld not accompliih it. This odd juiJ ргэ quo iurprized me into... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 302 pages
...garret. The author, in fheer ignorance, not humour, difcourfmg of the difficulty of fome piirfuit, faid, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat,...laughter. Lady *** is fond of ftupid ftories. She repeats one of a Welch fcullion wench, who, on hearing the fervants fpeak of new moons, afked gravely what... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 844 pages
...The authour, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing on the difficulty of some pursuit, said, " that even if a man had as many lives as a cat ; nay, as many lives a> one PLUTARCH is said to have bad, be could not accomplish it." This quid pro qtu surprised me into... | |
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...garret The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the diificulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd i/uij fro q*» surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 464 pages
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro quo surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
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...garrefc The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty oi some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro qua surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English letters - 1830 - 356 pages
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro quo surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | William Keddie - Literature - 1854 - 400 pages
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. This odd quid pro quo surprised me into vehement laughter.... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pages
...LIVES. An author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said, that even if a man had as many lives. as a cat, nay, as many lives as one Plutarch is said to have had, he could not accomplish it. Horace Walpole, THE POET'S OBLIGATIONS TO NATURE. A poet... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 602 pages
...garret. The author, in sheer ignorance, not humour, discoursing of the difficulty of some pursuit, said that even if a man had as many lives as a cat, or as many lives as one Plutarch ia said to have had, be could not accomplish it. This odd •/•"'•'... | |
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