 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a-year for life, " which,". says FENTON, " will make you " sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low, that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom POPE appears to have shewn particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...you sure of a clean shirt am " a shoulder of mutton every day." This counsel was rejected : the pro and principal -were lost, and Gay sunk under the calamity so low that b life becixme in danger. . By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shewn par ticular... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low that his life became in danger. By the care of bis friends, among whom Pope appears to have shewn particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...persuaded him to sell his share; but this counsel was rejected; the profit and principal were lost, and he sunk under the calamity so low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shewn particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you Sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shown particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," «ays Fenton, will make you sure of a clean shirt and a...calamity •so low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shown particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...wiys Fenton, will mabe you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day." This counsel 'it rejected: the profit and principal were lost, and Gay sunk under the calamity ' low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shown... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shewn particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shewn particular tenderness, his health... | |
 | John Gay - Children's poetry - 1816 - 266 pages
...He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase an hundred a year for life, " which," says Fenton, " will make you " sure of a clean shirt and...the calamity so low, that his life became in danger. By the care of his friends, among whom Pope appears to have shown particular tenderness, his health... | |
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This counsel was rejected : the profit and principal were lost, and Gay sunk under the calamity so low that his life became in danger. 
