 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...duecn's orders, the court of France had been disgusted ; and Bolingbroke says in lus letter, "Dear Mat, `#K, J, thcc with to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French, are... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1846 - 516 pages
...Septinber the secretary wrote from London to the poet: " For God's sake, dear Mat, for God's sake, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...much better politicians than the French are poets ! " The secretary recommended "management" and "appearance." It was, therefore, high time for the Dutch... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1848 - 902 pages
...mutual interest of Spain and England. " For God's sake, dear Mat," adds Bolingbroke, "for God's sake hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...much better politicians than the French are poets !" The secretary recommended " management," and " appearance." " The queen," he said, "can never do... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 504 pages
...plenipotentiary at the court of France, his lordship pays him the following compliment: " For God's sake, Matt, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...much better politicians than the French are poets." His lordship thus concludes his epistle : " It is near three o'clock in the morning. I have been hard... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 506 pages
...plenipotentiary at the court of France, his lordship pays him the following compliment : " For God's sake, Matt, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...who are not much better politicians than the French arc por-ts." His lordship thus concludes his epistle: " It is near three o'clock in the morning. I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pages
...Queen's orders, the court of France had been disgusted ; and Bolingbroke says in his letter, " Dear Mat, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...much better politicians than the French are poets." Soon after, the Duke of Shrewsbury went on a formal embassy to Paris. It is related by Boyer that the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pages
...orders the court of France VOL. n. p had been disgusted ; and Bolingbroke says in his Letter, "Dear Mat, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best...much better politicians than the French are poets." Soon after the Duke of Shrewsbury went on a formal embassy to Paris. It is related by Boyer that the... | |
 | 1860 - 782 pages
...his diplomatic powers at home, as, about this time, Lord Bolingliroke writes to him, — "Dear Matt, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than ihe French are poets."... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1792 - 950 pages
...September the secretary wrote from London to the poet: '• For God's sake, dear Mat, for God's sake, hiJe the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with t" the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French are poets!"... | |
 | Biography - 1877 - 814 pages
...his diplomatic powers at home, as, about this time, Lord Bohngliroke writes to him, — " Dear Matt, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French are poets."... | |
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Mat, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French are poets.'* Soon after, the duke of Shrewsbury went on a formal... 
